Final Thoughts
AMD has the answer for SandyBridge, and it isn’t in the form of a 16-core monster. AMD has created a CPU/GPU combination for the user: One that displays stunning HD video in both 2D and 3D and has the ability to play todays’ games in an Eyefinity setup. AMD has set this at a price-point where having an eye-popping graphical display isn’t dependent on the price of a high performance costly video card. With the APU showing what it has, I have no doubt the A-series will be the money-wise option for consumer desktops without sacrificing performance. Make no mistake, this isn’t aimed at the gamers fixated on Ultra graphic settings; That’s not saying it can’t be modified to future demands with Hybrid Crossfire. With this APU hitting the market also brings native (so far only native on the A75 chipset) USB3.0 and SATA6.0 which are also a welcome sight. AMD has not only answered the call from the consumer, but come up with an APU customized for the consumer. This is a welcome sight to media-enthusiasts alike, however I feel this chip has to do some growing in order to make it completely mainstream. I feel AMD has locked this chip because of the entry-level of power management. 100w Maximum on a quad-core leaves some things to be expected. For that, I am awarding this our “Awesome Hardware” award.
Editors Note: Llano is the fruit of the union between AMD and ATI and while the chip is its early stage of maturity is proves what AMD brings to the table. Considering the high end A8-3850 APU hits the market with a sub $150 US price it is nothing less than remarkable that this APU combines a quad core CPU with a mid range 6550d Radeon card at a 100W TDP. If AMD improves upon the computational power of the A series CPU we could be looking at a game changer. As it stands the A series should be a no brainer choice for consumers seeking more graphical power at a cheaper price. The implementation of the Llano for notebooks or Sabine has already hit chelves and demonstrates the cost saving that AMD brings consumers. Gamers seeking shelter from Nvidia could well flock in droves to the new A series.
In addition,we conducted several debugging with GPU overclocking,finally we found out that thought it could enter system easily in core frequency of 800MHz(default frequency of 600MHz)