AMD A8-3850 APU review

Posted by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 06/29/2011 01:00 PM [ 0 comment(s) ]

Product Showcase - AMD A8 3850 APU

AMD A8 Series APU - 3850

Here you can see the AMD A8-3850 APU. Pretty much as big as any other Phenom or Athlon II processor you have seen. This one has a Northbridge and a GPU merged into it though. And it makes all the difference.

AMD A8 Series APU - 3850

AMD A series APUs will not fit on Socket AM3/AM3+ though, the processors have a new socket design called FM1. Your Socket AM3/AM3+ CPU cooler however remains compatible with FM1. We fitted the good old OCZ Vendetta cooler without any issues.

AMD A8 Series APU - 3850

Here we can see the laser inscription of the APU. The SKU codename as you can see is AD3850WNZ43GX.

AMD A8 Series APU - 3850

We'll be testing the APU on an A75 based motherboard from ASROCK, model A75 Pro 4.

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AMD A8-3850 APU review
Combine the power of a CPU and a GPU then tie a Northbridge into that product and boom -- AMD calls the end product an APU. We take a look at the AMD A8-3850 APU in combination with the new A75 motherboard chipset. Let's have a peek at what AMD brings to the table.