Introduction

Specifications

Specifications MANUFACTURER: AMD MODEL: AMD A-Series APU TECH/PACKAGE: 32 nm, FM2 socket TDP: CPU Power: 65W and 100W configurations PROCESSOR: “Piledriver” 32nm HKMG process core (up to 4 cores),

up to 128 KB L1 Cache (64 KB Instruction, 64 KB Data)

Up to 4 MB L2, 2 x 128-bit FPUs / compute module MEMORY: Up to DDR3 1866 @ 1.5V GRAPHICS: Up to 384 Radeon Cores 2.0, DirectX 11 capable, UVD3, VCE DISPLAYS: 3x Digital Display: each supporting Display Port, HDMI or DVI

1x Additional digital display supported using DP 1.2 daisy-chain connection

-VGA on FCH POWER MANAGEMENT: Multiple low-power states

32-nm process for decreased power consumption

System Management Mode (SMM)

ACPI-compliant, including support for processor performance states (P-states),

processor power states (C-states), and sleep states including S0, S3, S4, and S5

processor power states (C-states), and sleep states including S0, S3, S4, and S5 Per compute module power gating (CC6)

PCIe core power gating

PCIe speed power policy

GPU power gating of Radeon Cores and video decode (UVD3)

AMD Turbo Core 3.0 technology

Models

APU Model A10-5800K A10-5700 A8-5600K A8-5500 A6-5400K A4-5300 AMD Radeon Brand HD 7660D HD 7660D HD 7560D HD 7560D HD 7540D HD 7480D TDP 100W 65W 100W 65W 65W 65W AMD Radeon Cores 384 384 256 256 192 128 GPU Clockspeed 800 MHz 800 MHz 760 MHz 760 MHz 760 MHz 723 MHz CPU Cores 4 4 4 4 2 2 CPU Clock (Turbo/Base) GHz 4.2/ 3.8 4.0/ 3.4 3.9/ 3.6 3.7/ 3.2 3.8/ 3.6 3.6/ 3.4 Total Cache 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 4 MB 1 MB 1 MB Max DDR3 1866 MHz 1866 MHz 1866 MHz 1866 MHz 1866 MHz 1600 MHz AMD Turbo CORE 3.0 Yes No Yes No Yes No Unlocked Yes No Yes No Yes No

You've seen the leaks and read the speculation, but that is all about to change. Yes, the new AMD FM2 APUs have landed at TechPowerUp. Today, we only have a preview of the AMD APUs, but you can definitely expect to see a whole lot of APU reviews in the coming days as they get reviewed by TechPowerUp and other sites.Of course, I posted pictures of my first test chip back in July. I have since then had the pleasure of using an AMD FM2 APU for daily tasks with my main rig, and I have been using that AMD A10-5800K on the sly for the last three months. Let's just say, yes, I am very familiar with them. A short time before today, as I was prepping the actual review by doing all the needed benchmarks, AMD let us know that we could go ahead and post a preview to show you guys not only what is coming by also including some game performance numbers. A lot of people are asking whether this is "Just another AMD Launch?" and "Why do I even care?", so let's see if we can't clear the air a bit and get some of those questions answered. Let's take a look without any further ado. A list of detailed specifications, and the models that should be launching in just a short time, are shown below: