Sapphire IPC-AM3DD785G Socket AM3 DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard Review

Manufacturer Sapphire
Name PURE mini 785G AM3 IPC-AM3DD785G
Type / Chipset Socket AM3 CPU / AMD 785G Chipset (AMD SB710 Southbridge)
Dimensions ++++ 26 mm (48 mm radius) around the socket to the next capacitor or other mainboard parts – for further information see Fit for Fan. The overall size is 170 x 170 mm.
Slots — 0x pci, 1x PCIe 2.0: 1 x16, 2x DDR3-800 – DDR3-1600 max. 8GB RAM
Connectors

+ 1x UDMA133, 4x SATA II, RAID, 1x serial, 1x PS/2, 1x onBoard 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Atheros AR8131), 10x USB 2.0 (4x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 6-Channel VIA VT1708S onboard 5.1 sound with 3x 3.5 mm connectors (1x int. S/PDIF out, 1x int. Aux, ext. Line in, ext. Mic, ext. Line out, or 5.1 sound), 1x TPM connector, 1x D-Sub VGA, 1x HDMI and 2x fan connectors (1x 4pin and 1x 3pin).

Vcore — Vcore is not selectable in the BIOS
Multiplier — CPU multiplier is not selectable in the BIOS and 200 – 2000 MHz HT / NB not selectable
Host Frequency + BIOS between 200 and 293 MHz (PCIe not selectable)
VIO/VDD — Not selectable in the BIOS
Performance* ++++ Benchmark ratings with some video cards and benchmark tools.

SiSoftware Sandra 2010c Benchmark ratings with AMD Phenom II 710 processor. SiSoftware Sandra 2010c Arithmetik Processorperformance in Windows 7 RC: 26.31 GOPS SiSoftware Sandra 2010c Multimedia Processorperformance in Windows 7 RC: 54.2 MPixel/s

3DMark Vantage Entry Test Benchmark values with AMD Phenom II 710 processor. 1x Gigabyte GV-N250OC-1GI Nvidia GTS250 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows 7 RC: E29329 (GPU: 28939 / CPU: 30566) 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB ATI Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows 7 RC: E16658 (GPU: 32256 / CPU: 6797)

3DMark06 Benchmark values with AMD Phenom II 710 processor. 1x Gigabyte GV-N250OC-1GI Nvidia GTS250 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark06 in Windows 7 RC: 12531 3DMarks 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB ATI Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark06 in Windows 7 RC: 13272 3DMarks

3DMark03 Benchmark values with AMD Phenom II 710 processor. 1x Gigabyte GV-N250OC-1GI Nvidia GTS250 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark03 in Windows 7 RC: 40097 3DMarks 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB ATI Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark03 in Windows 7 RC: 46143 3DMarks

Manual and Labeling

+ Incomplete motherboard description and good manual. Because of the Mini ITX form factor, some descriptions are missing or not directly beneath the connectors and thus hard to identify. But thanks to the detailed manual with all pinouts, it is no problem to mount all cables correctly.