| Manufacturer | Sapphire |
| Name | PURE CrossFireX 890GX AM3 PC-AM3RS890G |
| Type / Chipset | Socket AM3 CPU / AMD 890GX Chipset (AMD SB850 Southbridge) |
| Dimensions | +++ 23 mm (47 mm radius) around the socket to the next capacitor or other mainboard parts – for further information see Fit for Fan. The overall size of the ATX motherboard is 305 x 245 mm. |
| Slots | +++ 1x pci, 3x PCIe 2.0: 2×16, 1×1, 1x Mini-PCIe, 4x DDR3-800 – DDR3-1600 max. 8GB RAM |
| Connectors |
++++ 1x UDMA133, 6x SATA3, 1x eSATA3 (shared), RAID, 1x serial (optional), 2x PS/2, 1x onBoard 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Realtek RTL 8111 DL), 12x USB 2.0 (8x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 8-Channel ALC 888 onboard 7.1 sound with 5x 3.5 mm connectors (1x optical S/PDIF out, 1x coaxial S/PDIF out, 1x int. S/PDIF out, 1x int. Aux, ext. Line in, ext. Mic, ext. Front out, ext. Side out, ext. Rear out, ext. Center/Subwoofer), 1x D-Sub VGA, 1x DVI, 1x HDMI and 4x fan connectors (1x 4pin and 3x 3pin). |
| Vcore | ++++ BIOS between 0.800 Volt and 1.300 Volt in steps of 0.025 Volt (Vcore depends on the CPU) and CPUVcore Shift between 50mV and 350mV |
| Multiplier | ++++ BIOS between 4x and 35x (max multi depends on the CPU) and 1x – 13x HT / 4x – 31x NB |
| Host Frequency | ++++ BIOS between 190 and 600 MHz, SB 90 – 150 MHz, PCIe 90 – 250 MHz |
| VIO/VDD | ++++ VMem (DDR3 voltage) 1.49 – 2.25 Volt, NB 1.30 – 1.45 Volt, NB Shift between 50mV and 350mV, NB PCI-E 1.10 – 1.25 Volt |
| 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: 26,18 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: E28228 (GPU: 27717 / CPU: 29879) 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB ATI Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows 7 RC: E16191 (GPU: 30921 / CPU: 6665) 1x onBoard AMD HD4290 DX10.1 graphics chip: 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows 7 RC: E3015 (GPU: 2548 / CPU: 6698) 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: 12401 3DMarks 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB ATI Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark06 in Windows 7 RC: 13270 3DMarks 1x onBoard AMD HD4290 DX10.1 graphics chip: 3DMark06 in Windows 7 RC: 2197 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: 40488 3DMarks 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB ATI Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark03 in Windows 7 RC: 43682 3DMarks 1x onBoard AMD HD4290 DX10.1 graphics chip: 3DMark03 in Windows 7 RC: 5612 3DMarks |
| Manual and Labeling |
+++ Complete motherboard description and good manual. |