Five $160 To $240 990FX-Based Socket AM3+ Motherboards
Forty-two PCIe lanes give the 990FX a clear connectivity lead over competing Intel chipsets. We compare five class-leading products using AMD's FX-8150 to see which offers the best combination of performance, overclocking, integrated features, and value.
Benchmark Results: Audio And Video Encoding
Gigabyte snatches a small lead in Apple iTunes encoding, while ECS falls slightly behind. That tiny lead could be credited to its out-of-spec reference clock, which is 0.45% over default.
MSI leads in HandBrake video transcoding, its one-second advantage reflecting an actual lead of a few tenths of a second prior to number-rounding.
MainConcept Reference shows the two boards with in-spec reference clocks trailing the three boards that don't dutifully adhere just slightly.
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