Gigabyte 970A-UD3 review

Getting on board the Bulldozer-ready motherboard bandwagon before it starts

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Gigabyte 970A-UD3
AM3+ sockets make it Bulldozer-ready

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The evidence is in black and white in the following benchmarks. The Cinebench result shows just how far ahead of the Gigabyte 970A-UD3 the two Asus 990 boards are in getting the most out of the CPU. The power draw is also rather interesting, with the high-end RoG board the most eco-friendly.

X264 HD v4.0: Frames per second (bigger is better)
Asus M5A99X EVO: 32.7fps
Gigabyte 970A-UD3: 32.5fps
Asus ROG Crosshair V: 32.9fps

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