ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6

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Pros:

VRM and BIOS ready to overclock.
Inclusion of XFast 555 Software gives the ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 a leg above the rest.
Good audio rendering.

Cons:

Overclock designs on APU platform lead to limited performance gains.
Auto overclocking profiles and XMP settings interfere with manual adjustments.

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Last revision on April 15, 2015

Reviewers Liked

VRM and BIOS ready to overclock
Inclusion of XFast 555 Software gives the ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 a leg above the rest
Good audio rendering
FullATX Expansion capabilities
Simple color scheme that can easily match other components well
Fully functional AMI UEFI BIOS that includes mouse support and support for 3 TB drives
Looks good
UEFI is easy to use with a nice layout
Fully adjustable overclocking settings
Lots of room for expansion
Price

Reviewers Didn't Like

Overclock designs on APU platform lead to limited performance gains
Auto overclocking profiles and XMP settings interfere with manual adjustments
No SLI support

Expert reviews and ratings

After testing the ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6, how did it stand up given its low price point? The aesthetics of the board are very good in my opinion. The black heatsinks in conjunction with the contrasting gold heatsinks give the motherboard a very nice...

By Play3r on July 19, 2013

When it comes to FM2, ASRock provides a pretty good feature set, a pretty good BIOS, and decent performance. Other than that, there's not really a lot to say here. As a high-end product for a value platform, it hits the mark and then some.One of the...

By techPowerUp! on January 30, 2013

What more could you ask for from an RM 300 motherboard? I think the board is great board and a fine example of how boards should be. #splitpages{text-align:center;margin:auto;width:490px;} ...

By GoldFries on November 29, 2013

Our review of the ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 mainboard has come to an end. We started it with a short panegyric on the company’s success and have no intention of taking our words back. ASRock mainboards based on Intel Z77 Express and designed for LGA...

By X-bit Labs on April 20, 2013

Having had the chance to get to grips with the ASRock FM2A85X-ITX motherboard, we could tell ASRock were trying to blend in stylish and sleek aesthetics with a range of high end components. Did they succeed in combining the latest A85X chip on such a...

By vortez.net on April 15, 2013

The ASRock FM2A85X-ITX is a good motherboard if you are building a small form factor (SFF) computer using a second-generation A-Series CPU from AMD (“Trinity”). It only has the basic features provided by the chipset, but these (seven SATA-600 ports,...

By Hardware Secrets on February 22, 2013

It's nice to see the FM2 platform motherboards maturing, and the ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 is a testament to that process. Given the fact that this board will overclock (up to 4.6 GHz) with the memory set to 2400 MHz, it's at the top of FM2 platform...

By overclockers.com on February 06, 2013

The Trinity line of APU's from AMD have shown us that it is possible to have respectable CPU and GPU performance all in one chip. Along with that you get low power consumption and a low price to boot. But as we have shown in our recent ECS FM2...

By TechwareLabs on December 05, 2012

The answer to the question ‘What makes a good motherboard?’ can generate an alarming number of responses. When a manufacturer starts with a new chipset, the idealized view is that they partition the market off into segments – system integrators,...

By AnandTech on December 03, 2012

It's nice to see that someone cared enough to build an enthusiast-grade motherboard for those sitting on a budget. ASRock has provided all the ins and outs of a very solid overclocking motherboard for the budget-minded AMD APU processors. The Extreme6...

By proclockers.com on November 29, 2012

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