ASRock Fatal1ty FM2A88X+ Killer Socket FM2+ Motherboard Review

Manufacturer ASRock
Name Fatal1ty FM2A88X+ Killer
Type / Chipset Socket FM2+ CPU / AMD A88X Bolton-D4 Chipset
Dimensions ++ 20 mm (40 mm radius) around the socket to the next capacitor or other mainboard parts – for further information see Fit for Fan. The space to the next bigger heatsink is approx. 30 mm (50 mm radius). The overall size of this ATX mainboard is 305 x 225 mm.
Slots ++++ 3x pci, 3x PCIe 2.0 and 1x PCIe 3.0 FM2+ or 1x PCIe 2.0 with FM2, 1×16/1×4/2×1, 4x DDR3-800 – DDR3-2400 max 64GB RAM
Connectors

++++ 1x PS/2, 1x IR (optional), 8x SATA3, 1x serial (optional), 1x TPM, Chassis Intrusion, 1x 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200), 6x USB 3.0 (2x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 10x USB 2.0 (6x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 8-Channel ALC 1150 onboard 7.1 sound with 5x 3.5 mm connectors (1x optical S/PDIF out, 1x int. Aux, ext. Line in, ext. Mic, ext. Front out, ext. Rear out, ext. Center/Subwoofer) and 6x fan connectors (2x 4-pin and 4x 3-pin).

Vcore ++++ BIOS between 0.6000 Volt and 1.5500 Volt in 0.0125 V and -0,300 to +0,300 Offset
Multiplier ++++ BIOS between 14x and 63x and Turbo 16x to 63x (max. multiplier depends on CPU)
Host Frequency ++++ BIOS between 100 and 136 MHz
VIO/VDD ++++ VMem (DDR3 voltage) 1.165 – 1.800 Volt, APU PCIE 1.052 – 1.484 V, CPU NB 0.6000 – 1.5500 V, SB 1.10 – 1.40 Volt, NBLLC 100-0% and APULLC 100-0%.
Performance* ++++ Benchmark ratings with some video cards and benchmark tools.

SiSoftware Sandra 2013 Benchmark ratings with AMD A10-5800K Trinity processor. SiSoftware Sandra 2013 Arithmetik Processorperformance in Windows 7: 35.8 GOPS SiSoftware Sandra 2013 Multimedia Processorperformance in Windows 7: 83.75 MPixel/s

3DMark Benchmark ratings with AMD A10-7850K Kaveri processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB AMD Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark Test in Windows 7: Fire Strike 2845, Cloud Gate 9619, Ice Storm 75488 1x onBoard AMD Radeon R7 GPU: 3DMark Test in Windows 7: Fire Strike 1077, Cloud Gate 5772, Ice Storm 48850

3DMark Benchmark ratings with AMD A10-6800K Richland processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB AMD Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark Test in Windows 7: Fire Strike 2885, Cloud Gate 9976, Ice Storm 78532 1x onBoard AMD Radeon HD8670D GPU: 3DMark Test in Windows 7: Fire Strike 895, Cloud Gate 5175, Ice Storm 50236

3DMark Benchmark ratings with AMD A10-5800K Trinity processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB AMD Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark Test in Windows 7: Fire Strike 2865, Cloud Gate 9430, Ice Storm 75176 1x onBoard AMD Radeon HD7660D GPU: 3DMark Test in Windows 7: Fire Strike 874, Cloud Gate 4971, Ice Storm 48684

3DMark06 Benchmark values with A10-7850K Kaveri Richland processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB AMD Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark06 in Windows 7: 18274 3DMarks 1x onBoard AMD Radeon R7 GPU: 3DMark06 in Windows 7: 7976 3DMarks

3DMark06 Benchmark values with AMD A10-6800K Richland processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB AMD Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark06 in Windows 7: 17731 3DMarks 1x onBoard AMD Radeon HD8670D GPU: 3DMark06 in Windows 7: 7833 3DMarks

3DMark06 Benchmark values with AMD A10-5800K Trinity processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB AMD Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark06 in Windows 7: 17121 3DMarks 1x onBoard AMD Radeon HD7660D GPU: 3DMark06 in Windows 7: 7695 3DMarks

Manual and Labeling

+++ Complete and well placed motherboard description and good manual. This mainboard comes with a detailed manual in different languages and ASRock offers a seperated Software Setup Guide with UEFI BIOS Setup section.