The 492MHz/80-shader processor Radeon HD6310 IGP can be overclocked, but doing so really isn't worth the time. The best performance gains will come from dropping in a discreet videocard. Up to 1024MB of system memory can be allocated to the IGP, the typical amount is 512MB.

VGA clock speed can be adjusted up from ~500MHz to 2000MHz if you'd like to try your hand at IGP overclocking.

The BIOS has extensive memory control options, timings can be set down to the individual clocks cycle.

With the BIOS covered, let's move onto overclocking and the PCSTATS motherboard benchmark suite.

Test System Specs

For this test system PCSTATS installed 4GB's of Patriot Memory DDR3-1066 RAM into the Gigabyte GA-E350N-USB3 motherboard. The storage device is super quick OCZ Vertex 2 SSD (120GB, SATAII). Thanks to Patriot Memory and OCZ Technology for help outfitting this test platform.

Details on how the AMD A50M 'Hudson-M1' Gigabyte GA-E350N-USB3 motherboard was configured for benchmarking - including specific hardware, software drivers, operating system and benchmark versions - is listed in the Test System Spec chart below. Please take a moment to look over PCSTATS test system configurations before moving on to the individual benchmark results.

PCSTATS Test System Specs
test system processor: amd fusion e-350 (40nm) "Zacate" Intel Core i7 3820 (32nm) Intel Core i5 2500K (32nm) AMD Fusion A8-3850 (32nm) AMD FX-8150 (45nm)* AMD Phenom II X6 1090T (45nm) Intel Core i7 920 (45nm) Clock Speed: 16x100MHz = 1.6GHz 36 x 100MHz = 3.6 GHz 33 x 100 MHz = 3.3 GHz 29 x 100 MHz = 2.9 GHz 18 x 200 MHz = 3.6 GHz* 16 x 200 MHz = 3.2 GHz 20 x 133 MHz = 2.67 GHz Socket: n/a Socket LGA2011 Socket LGA1155 Socket FM1 Socket AM3 / AM2+ Socket LGA1366 Motherboard: - AMD A50M - Gigabyte GA-E350N-USB3 ("Brazos" platform) - Intel X79 - Gigabyte GA-X79-UD5 - Intel Z77 - Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ECS Z77H2-A2X - Intel Z68 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD - Intel P67 - Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3 Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4 ASUS P8P67 Pro MSI P67A-GD65 ECS P67H2-A - Intel H67 - ASUS P8H67-M Evo Biostar TH67XE ECS H67H2-M Intel DH67BL - AMD A75 - Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H Gigabyte GA-E350N-USB3 Biostar TA75M+ - AMD 990FX Biostar TA990FXE* Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7* ASUS Crosshair V Formula* - AMD 890FX Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD7 ASUS Crosshair IV Formula Biostar TA890FXE MSI 890FXA-GD70 - AMD 790FX - Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P - AMD 785G - MSI 785GM-E65 - Intel X58 Gigabyte G1.Assassin* Videocard: ASUS ENGTS250 DK (Geforce GTS250) / AMD Radeon HD6310 IGP Gigabyte GV-N470SO-13I (Geforce GTX470) *Gigabyte GV-N470SO-13I (Geforce GTX470) ASUS ENGTS250 DK (Geforce GTS250) Memory: 2x 2GB Patriot PVT36G1600LLK 8.8.8.24 x32 - 4GB / x64 - 4x4GB Corsair CMZ16GX3M-4X1600C9 DDR3-1600 9.9.9.24 2x 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 8.8.8.24 2x 2GB Corsair XMS3-1600C8 3x 2GB Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D DDR3 Memory Speed: DDR3-1066 DDR3-1600 DDR3-1333 DDR3-1333 DDR3-1066 *DDR3-1333 DDR3-1333 Hard Drive: 120GB OCZ Vertex2 SSD (3GB/s SATA II) 120GB OCZ Vertex2 SSD (3GB/s SATA II) 120GB OCZ Vertex2 SSD (3GB/s SATA II) Intel SRT Tests: 74GB Western Digital Raptor WD 740 & 20GB Intel Larson Creek 311 SSD 74GB Western Digital Raptor WD 740 (3GB/s SATA II) *120GB OCZ Vertex2 SSD (3GB/s SATA II) Optical Drive: Plextor PX-B310U Blu-Ray Plextor PX-B310U Blu-Ray ASUS BC-1205PT-BD Power Supply: Seasonic SS-760KM (760W) NoFan P-400A (400W) Seasonic SS-760KM (760W) PC Power & Cooling TurboCool 750W Heatsink: n/a Zalman CNPS11X Performa Heatsink Intel Reference LGA1155 Heatsink AMD Reference Heatsink AMD Reference Heatsink Intel Reference LGA1366 Heatsink Monitor (1080p): ASUS MK241 24" HD LCD ASUS MK241 24" HD LCD Software Setup: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultiimate 32-bit nVidia 285.62 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultiimate 32-bit & 64-bit Intel INF 9.2.3.1020 nVidia 285.62 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x32/x64 Intel 9.2.0.1025 nVIDIA 266.58 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x32/x64 AMD Catalyst 8.86RC2 nVIDIA 266.58 Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit AMD Catalyst 9.12 nVIDIA Forceware 195.62 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Intel INF 9.1.0.1012 nVIDIA Forceware 182.08 Benchmarks: System Benchmarks: Sysmark 2012, SYSmark 2007, PCMark Vantage, SiSoft Sandra 2011 Gaming B/M: 3DMark 11, 3DMark Vantage, 3DMark 06