Asus M4A785TD-V EVO 785G ATX Preview
Asus Express Gate Operating System
Included in a number of Asus motherboards (including this one) is their Express Gate Operating System. A very basic, no frills means of being able to access the internet or view photos and media within seconds of powering one’s system on. Boot time was timed in at around 8 seconds from power on, which is fantastic. It was able to detect our Abit Airpace PCI-Express Wireless Adapter and use it without the installation of drivers. In fact, the usability of the operating system is further extended by the ability to use Skype or AIM/ICQ/MSN. The overall experience was hassle free and very useful for those that quickly need to check your mail before heading out for a day of work or school!
Synthetic Benchmarks
The output DDR3 results were exactly as expected for DDR3-1333 C9 memory, showing that the 785G/SB710 platform works well with Socket AM3/DDR3
Hard Disk Performance
Very predictable results from the SB710 Southbridge with the Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 120GB Hard Disk Drive.
Processor Arithmetic Performance
Performance wise, the Phenom II X4 905e performed exactly as it should when paired with the M4A785TD-V, a reasonable amount better than the popular Core 2 Quad Q6600 CPU.
Processor Multimedia Performance
Again, our test subject showed absolutely no sign of limiting a processor of this calibre. The results are very much in line with similar CPU’s, performing above the previous generation of Phenom CPU’s and above the Core 2 Quad Q8200 and Q6600.
Benchmarks out of the way lets move on to test the gaming performance.
