Conclusion

Overall		+	-
The ASUS E35M1-I Deluxe left a very good impression with it's nice design, and good performance. We were also surprised that they provided their board with an EFI BIOS. Meanwhile their BIOS is very easy to use. Regarding the overclocking capability don't worry, even on such a board you are able to overclock. AMD Fusion really surprised us, the AMD solution beats Intel Atom on every real-world benchmarks even if Atom has four threads.		- Performance - Design - EFI BIOS
Layout		+	-
The layout has been very well thought. You will find everything you need to build an HTPC, such as five SATA3, up to four USB3, HD Audio. ASUS even equipped the E35M1-I Deluxe with a WiFi chip and antennas. The only expansion port available is a PCIe 16, while on other boards it's often a PCI.		- USB3 / SATA3 - Wifi - 5 SATA3
Performance		+	-
On our real world testing results AMD Fusion litterally destroyed Intel Atom. Even the fact that Atom has four threads and clocks with 1.8 GHz doesn't change anything. Also the power consumption is better. 30 Watts idle is very impressive and also under load conditions 49 Watts against 40 (idle) and 61 Watts for Intel Atom are astonishing. One more very good point is that the E35M1-I Deluxe is noiseless while other brand equip their boards with a fan. And of course also a big difference between both rigs, we were able do play all games using AMD Fusion while Intel Atom failed to launch all our games/benchmarks, this is due that the graphics part which really is outdated. Even our DX9 games didn't run on it.		- 30 Watts idle - Noiseless - 3D & 2D Performance - DX11
Recommendation		+	-
The ASUS E35M1-I Deluxe definitely is a good choice for a multimedia system or somebody who wants a noiseless and and very energy efficient setup. Furthermore we think that AMD Fusion is the best all in one solution on the market at the moment. We are waiting for mobile solutions powered by AMD Fusion that would be for sure must have.		- Office PC - HTPC - Multimedia	- Gaming PC

The ASUS E35M1-I Deluxe can be bought at Digtec to a price of CHF 175.- (ca. EUR 125.-).

Rating

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 7 - PCMark Vantage Memory & TV
Page 2 - Specifications	Page 8 - PCMark Vantage Gaming & Music
Page 3 - Presentaion/Layout/I/O/Bundle	Page 9 - Casual Gaming
Page 4 - BIOS	Page 10 - Power Consumption
Page 5 - Test Setup	Page 11 - Conclusion
Page 6 - PCMark Vantage Score

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Author :Christian Ney, c.ney@ocaholic.ch Copy edited and translated : Christian Ney, c.ney@ocaholic.ch & Marc Buechel, m.buechel@ocaholic.ch