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Asus E35M1-M Pro AMD Fusion Micro-ATX Motherboard Review

CES has always been home to the latest offerings from the smallest and biggest brands in the market. This was the prime location for AMD to launch their Fusion APU which will be the first in a long line of products that combine a CPU and GPU together, much like Intel’s successful Sandy Bridge platform that launched around the same time.

AMD were also joined by some of the biggest partners of theirs including the likes of Asus, Gigabyte, MSI and Sapphire who will be using the Fusion APU platform, joined with the Hudson M1 chipset to offer an all-in-one solution aimed at the budget market, leaving the options open for the likes of HTPC users.

If you remember the Fusion Mini-ITX preview we did last week, we showed some of the boards that we can expect to be released including the Asus E35M1-I Deluxe with its passive cooling solution, giving it a certain edge over the competitors

Thanks to our friends at AMD, we have been supplied with the E35M1-M Pro to see how it fairs in a variety of the latest gaming benchmarks, video rendering, and CPU intensive tests. With a low wattage design and packed full of features, how will this perform in real world tasks?

Specifications
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CPU	AMD CPU on Board ;Integrated dual-core AMD® Zacate 18W Processors AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology Up to 2 “Bobcat” cores,DX11 GPU,FT1 BGA
Chipset	AMD Hudson M1
System Bus	Up to 2500 MT/s ; UMI Link
Memory	2 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR3 1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory Single Channel memory architecture * Please refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL.
Expansion Slots	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 @X4 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 2 x PCI 3.0
VGA	Integrated AMD® Zacate graphics Max. UMA Memory Size: 1G Supports DVI with HDCP compliant with Max. resolution: 1920X1080 @60 HZ Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to 1920X1080 @ 60Hz Supports RGB with max. resolution 2560X1600 @ 60Hz Supports Microsoft® DirectX 11 Hardware Decode Acceleration for H.264,VC-1, and MPEG-2 DVI Single-link Dual VGA output support: RGB & DVI, RGB & HDMI
Storage	Southbridge 5 xSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports 1 xExternal SATA (6Gb/s Ready)
LAN	Realtek® 8111E Gigabit LAN
Audio	ALC887-VD2 High Definition 8-Channel Audio (3jacks) – Optical S/PDIF out port at back I/O – Supports Multi-Streaming, Vista Premium;Anti-pop Function (Power On/Off; Resume S3/S4); Front Panel Retasking * Choose the chassis with HD audio module in front panel to support 8-Channel audio output
USB	ASM Controller: – 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (@back) Chipset built-in: – 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8@board, 4@back)
ASUS Unique Features	ASUS EPU ASUS AI Suite II ASUS Turbo KeyII ASUS Turbo Key ASUS TurboV ASUS Anti-Surge ASUS low EMI ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS My logo 2 ASUS EFI BIOS(EZ Mode) ASUS Fan Xpert
Overclocking Features	Intelligent overclocking tools – Turbo Key – Turbo Key II – TurboV SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) – FSB tuning from 80MHz up to 300MHz at 1MHz increment Overclocking Protection – ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Back Panel I/O Ports	1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo port 1 x DVI 1 x D-Sub 1 x HDMI 1 x External SATA (6Gb/s Ready) 1 x IEEE 1394a 1 x LAN(RJ45) port(s) (Gigabit LAN) 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical) 8-Channel Audio I/O(3 jacks)
Internal I/O Connectors	4 x USB 2.0/1.1 connector(s) supports additional 8 USB2.0 ports 5 x SATA 6.0Gb/s 1 x IEEE 1394a connector 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) 1 x Chassis Fan connector(s) 1 x LPT connector 1 x S/PDIF Out connector 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x COM connector 1 x System Panel connector 1 x Turbo key II Switch
BIOS	32 Mb Flash ROM , EFI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, ACPI 2.0a, SM BIOS 2.5
Accessories	User’s manual 1 x I/O Shield 2 x SATA 6.0Gb/s 1 x CPU FAN 1 x Support DVD
Support Disc	Drivers ASUS PC Probe II Anti-virus software (OEM version) ASUS Update
Form Factor	uATX Form Factor 9.6 inch x 7.2 inch ( 24.4 cm x 18.3 cm )