| Manufacturer | Sapphire |
| Name | PURE 785G AM3 PI-AM3RS785G |
| Type / Chipset | Socket AM3 CPU / AMD 785G Chipset (AMD SB710 Southbridge) |
| Dimensions | ++++ 36 mm (60 mm radius) around the socket to the next capacitor or other mainboard parts – for further information see Fit for Fan. The overall size is 244 x 210 mm. |
| Slots | + 2x pci, 1x PCIe 2.0: 1×16, 2x DDR3-800 – DDR3-1600 max. 8GB RAM |
| Connectors |
+ 1x UDMA133, 6x SATA II, RAID, 1x serial (optional), 2x PS/2, 1x onBoard 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Realtek RTL 8111 DL), 8x USB 2.0 (4x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 6-Channel ALC 662 onboard 5.1 sound with 3x 3.5 mm connectors (1x coaxial S/PDIF out, 1x int. HDMI S/PDIF out, 1x int. Aux, ext. Line in, ext. Mic, ext. Line out, or 5.1 sound), 1x D-Sub VGA, 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI and 3x fan connectors. |
| Vcore | +++ BIOS between 0.800 Volt and 1.300 Volt in steps of 0.025 Volt (Vcore depends on the CPU) |
| Multiplier | ++++ BIOS between 4x and 13x (max multi depends on the CPU) and 1x – 10x HT / 4x – 10x NB |
| Host Frequency | ++++ BIOS between 190 and 600 MHz, SB 90 – 150 MHz, PCIe 90 – 250 MHz |
| VIO/VDD | +++ VMem (DDR3 voltage) 1.55 – 1.70 Volt, NB 1.10/1.15/1.20 Volt |
| Performance* | ++++ Benchmark ratings with different operating systems.
SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 Benchmark ratings with AMD Phenom II 710 Processor. SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 Arithmetik Processorperformance in Windows Vista: 26 GOPS SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 Multimedia Processorperformance in Windows Vista: 54,64 MPixel/s SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 Arithmetik Processorperformance in Windows 7 RC: 26 GOPS SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 Multimedia Processorperformance in Windows 7 RC: 54,75 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 Vista: E29075 (GPU: 28823 / CPU: 29858) 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows 7 RC: E29305 (GPU: 29284 / CPU: 29366) 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB ATI Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows Vista: E17149 (GPU: 34601 / CPU: 6824) 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows 7 RC: E17142 (GPU: 34932 / CPU: 6781) 1x onBoard AMD HD4200 DX10 graphics chip: 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows Vista: E2988 (GPU: 2519 / CPU: 6770) 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows 7 RC: E2999 (GPU: 2529 / CPU: 6780) 3DMark06 Benchmark ratings with AMD Phenom II 710 processor. 1x Gigabyte GV-N250OC-1GI Nvidia GTS250 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark06 in Windows Vista: 12690 3DMarks 3DMark06 in Windows 7 RC: 12528 3DMarks 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB ATI Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark06 in Windows Vista: 13471 3DMarks 3DMark06 in Windows 7 RC: 13350 3DMarks 1x onBoard AMD HD4200 DX10 graphics chip: 3DMark06 in Windows Vista: 2156 3DMarks 3DMark06 in Windows 7 RC: 2169 3DMarks 3DMark03 Benchmark ratings with AMD Phenom II 710 processor. 1x Gigabyte GV-N250OC-1GI Nvidia GTS250 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark03 in Windows XP: 41512 3DMarks 3DMark03 in Windows Vista: 40749 3DMarks 3DMark03 in Windows 7 RC: 40358 3DMarks 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB ATI Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark03 in Windows XP: 45289 3DMarks 3DMark03 in Windows Vista: 45887 3DMarks 3DMark03 in Windows 7 RC: 46258 3DMarks 1x onBoard AMD HD4200 DX10 graphics chip: 3DMark03 in Windows XP: 5843 3DMarks 3DMark03 in Windows Vista: 5591 3DMarks 3DMark03 in Windows 7 RC: 5555 3DMarks |
| Manual and Labeling |
++ Complete motherboard description and good manual. Because of the micro ATX form factor, some descriptions are not directly beneath the connectors and partly hard to identify. But thanks to the detailed manual, it is no problem to mount all cables correctly. |