In order to start testing the A68N-5200 board from BIOSTAR, we equipped it with one AVEXIR 4GB DDR3 1333MHz memory module, but also a Hitachi Travelstar 5K250 250GB HDD. We installed the latest Windows 7 x64 from scratch and got the tests going. Here is some information that we could obtain on the internal hardware, thanks to the specialized programs:

CPU-Z CPU Information Tab

CPU-Z CPU Caches Tab

CPU-Z Mainboard Tab

CPU-Z Memory Tab

AIDA64 gives us even some more details regarding the computer components:

CPU Information

Motherboard Information

IMC

SB

The Kabini graphical solution from the A6-5200 APU is named AMD Radeon HD 8400 and has 128 Unified Shaders; it is based on the GCN architecture and clocked at 600 MHz:

Temperature tests

To test the computer thermals, we have first left the computer in IDLE for about 30 minutes and then we fired up AIDA64 Stress Testing module, for an additional 10 minutes. The minimum and maximum temperatures of all internal components were recorded by the latest HWINFO utility. During the time of testing, the ambient temperature was 15.8 degrees Celsius:

From the performed test, we can clearly say that the APU can get quite warm when doing intensive tasks so the small included fan on the aluminum heatsink must be complemented by an optimal cooling inside the case.

Power consumption test results

System Full Load measurement was recorded while running the AIDA64 System Stability Test and checking on Stress CPU, Stress FPU, Stress Cache, Stress System Memory, Stress GPUs.

In IDLE, we have recorded a value of 27.45W, while in Full Load about 57.46W.