ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M AMD Socket FM2 Micro-ATX Motherboard Review

Manufacturer ASRock
Name FM2A75 Pro4-M
Type / Chipset Socket FM2 CPU / AMD AMD A75 FCH Hudson-D3 Chipset
Dimensions +++ 18 mm (39 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. 32 mm (53 mm radius). The overall size of this ATX mainboard is 244 x 244 mm.
Slots +++ 1x pci, 3x PCIe 2.0: 1×16/1×4/1×1, 4x DDR3-800 – DDR3-2400 max 32GB RAM
Connectors

+++ 1x PS/2, 1x IR (optional), 1x CIR (optional), 1x parallel (optional), 1x serial (optional), 5x SATA3, 1x eSATA3, 1x 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Realtek RTL8111E), 4x 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 892 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 4x fan connectors (2x 4-pin and 2x 3-pin).

Vcore ++++ BIOS between 0.6000 Volt and 1.5500 Volt in steps of 0.0125 V and -0.108 to +0.300 Offset
Multiplier ++++ BIOS between 14x and 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 1.208 – 1.563 V, CPU NB/GFX 0.6000 – 1.5500 V, SB 1.10 – 1.40 Volt and APULLC 1/2 VCore, 1/2 VCore NB, 1/2 VCore and 1/2 VCore NB.
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 RC: 40 GOPS SiSoftware Sandra 2013 Multimedia Processorperformance in Windows 7 RC: 91.9 MPixel/s

3DMark Benchmark ratings with AMD A10-5800K Trinity processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB AMD Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark in Windows 7: Fire Strike 2888, Cloud Gate 9054, Ice Storm 72632 1x onBoard AMD Radeon HD7660D GPU: 3DMark in Windows 7: Fire Strike 901, Cloud Gate 5010, Ice Storm 48016

3DMark11 Entry Benchmark ratings with AMD A10-5800K Trinity processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB AMD Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark11 Entry Test in Windows 7: E4940 (GPU: 5992 / Physics: 3561 / Combined Score: 3398) 1x onBoard AMD Radeon HD7660D GPU: 3DMark11 Entry Test in Windows 7: E2014 (GPU: 1910 / Physics: 3540 / Combined Score: 1361)

3DMark Vantage Entry Test Benchmark values with AMD A10-5800K Trinity processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB AMD Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows 7: E24760 (GPU: 47408 / CPU: 10176) 1x onBoard AMD Radeon HD6550D GPU: 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows 7: E17390 (GPU: 23087 / CPU: 9992)

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: 16847 3DMarks 1x onBoard AMD Radeon HD7660D GPU: 3DMark06 in Windows 7: 7691 3DMarks

Manual and Labeling

++ Complete and well placed motherboard description and good manual. This mainboard comes with a detailed manual in different languages. Small devaluation of the manual, because the UEFI BIOS is explained only in the manual on the DVD. Additionally an ASRock XFast 555 quick reference guide was included.