| Manufacturer | ASRock |
| Name | A790GXH/128M |
| Type / Chipset | Socket AM2, AM2+ and AM3 CPU / AMD 790GX Chipset (AMD SB750 Southbridge) |
| Dimensions | ++++ 27 mm (47 mm radius) around the socket to the next capacitor or other parts of the mainboard – for further information see Fit for Fan. The overall size is 305 x 214 mm. |
| Slots | +++ 2x pci, 3x PCIe 2.0: 2×16/1×1, 4x DDR2-533 – DDR2-800/Phenom 1066 (max. 16GB RAM) |
| Connectors |
+++ 1x Floppy, 1x UDMA133, 6x SATA II RAID, 1x serial (optional), 2x PS/2, 1x IR (optional), 1x onBoard 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Realtek RTL 8111 DL), 10x USB 2.0/1.1 (6x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 8-Channel VIA VT1708S onboard 7.1 sound with 6x 3.5 mm connectors (1x optical S/PDIF out, 1x int. HDMI S/PDIF out, 1x int. Aux, ext. Line in, ext. Mic, ext. Front out, ext. Side out, ext. Rear out, ext. Center/Subwoofer), 1x VGA, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI and 4x fan connectors. |
| Vcore | ++++ BIOS between 0.6 Volt and 1.7125 Volt in steps of 0.025 Volt (AM2+ up to 1,8625 Volt, the maximum Vcore depends on the CPU) |
| Multiplier | ++++ BIOS between 4x and 25x (AM2+ 0.5x – 31,5x, max multi depends on CPU) and 1x – 5x HT |
| Host Frequency | ++++ BIOS between 150 and 500 MHz (PCIe 75 – 250 MHz) |
| VIO/VDD | ++++ VMem (DDR2 voltage) 1.80 – 2.72 Volt (!!!), NB 0,6000 – 1,6125 Volt with Phenom II |
| Performance* | ++++ Benchmark ratings with different operating systems.
SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 Benchmark ratings with AMD Phenom II 710 Processor. SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 Arithmetik in Windows Vista: 26 GOPS SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 Multimedia Processorperformance in Windows Vista: 54,46 MPixel/s SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 Arithmetik Processorperformance in Windows 7 RC: 26 GOPS SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 Multimedia Processorperformance in Windows 7 RC: 54,48 MPixel/s 3DMark Vantage Entry test Benchmark values with AMD Phenom II 710 Processor. 1x onBoard AMD HD3300 DX10 graphics chip: 3DMark Vantage Entry test in Windows Vista: E2833 (GPU: 2377 / CPU: 6666) 3DMark Vantage Entry test in Windows 7 RC: E2767 (GPU: 2314 / CPU: 6712) 3DMark06 Benchmark ratings with AMD Phenom II 710 Processor. 1x Gigabyte GV-NX66T128VP Nvidia 6600 GT PCIe video card: 3DMark06 in Windows XP: 1686 3DMarks 3DMark06 in Windows Vista: 1512 3DMarks 3DMark06 in Windows 7 RC: 1624 3DMarks 1x onBoard AMD HD3300 DX10 graphics chip: 3DMark06 in Windows Vista: 1881 3DMarks 3DMark06 in Windows 7 RC: 2006 3DMarks 3DMark03 Benchmark ratings with AMD Phenom II 710 Processor. 1x Gigabyte GV-NX66T128VP Nvidia 6600 GT PCIe video card: 3DMark03 in Windows XP: 9506 3DMarks 3DMark03 in Windows Vista: 8047 3DMarks 3DMark03 in Windows 7 RC: 9402 3DMarks 1x onBoard AMD HD3300 DX10 graphics chip: 3DMark03 in Windows Vista: 4672 3DMarks 3DMark03 in Windows 7 RC: 4684 3DMarks 3DMark03 Benchmark ratings with AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Orleans Processor. (just to compare the results with the previous mainboard test benchmark results) 1x Gigabyte GV-NX66T128VP Nvidia 6600 GT PCIe video card: 3DMark03 in Windows XP: 8238 3DMarks |
| Manual and Labeling |
++ Complete and well placed motherboard description and good manual. Except for the often-mentioned missing BIOS section, it’s a detailed manual in different languages e.g. German, English, etc. Small devaluation of the manual, because the BIOS is explained only in the PDF manual on the CDROM, which doesn’t help if you are in the BIOS. |