The war between console fans and computers is as old as the world. On the one hand, the fans argue that the PC gives more options for entertainment and work, and that repair and modernization are possible on their own. And the supporters of consoles argue that they are right to argue the lower price and simpler operation. What if both worlds could merge? Such a question, as usual, was asked by someone in China. Unique motherboards have recently appeared on the Aliexpress platform. They have a soldered APU chip in the form of AMD A9 – 9820, which probably comes from the Xbox One S console and offers performance similar to the Intel Core i5 processor – 7400, all at a much lower price.

Unique Chinese motherboard with AMD A9 chip – 9820 is available on Aliexpress. Its price is 125 dollars, which is approximately 489 zlotys.

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The motherboard in question is available HERE, but its name remains unknown. We are talking about the CEB standard (305 x 267 mm), which is slightly wider than regular ATX (305 x 244 mm) On the brown laminate we find 8-core and 16 – threaded APU AMD A9 – 9820 running at clock 2, 35 GHz, paired with integrated AMD Radeon R7 graphics 350 with 512 shading units and clock rates up to 935 MHz. In addition, you can see a cooled, 6-phase power section, four slots for DDR3 memory, four SATA III connectors, one M.2 one PCI Express x1 slot. The I / O panel, although not shown directly, is two PS / 2, four USB 2.0, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 type A, HDMI, RJ – 45 and three audio connectors.

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You won’t find an APU chip like AMD A9 on the AMD website – 9820, but Chuwi uses them in his mini PC in the form of Chuwi AeroBox. More importantly, the Chinese manufacturer boasted some time ago that their AeroBoks use a motherboard similar to the one found in the Microsoft Xbox One S console. Thus, you can guess that AMD A9 – 9820 is actually an APU from the console, but probably the worst part of the waffle that did not meet the standards set out in the Microsoft-AMD contract. Thus, the Reds at the end of the life of the old Xbox simply decided to earn on the chips they had, which Chinese producers willingly used.

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The seller on Aliexpress claims that the manufacturer of the discussed motherboard is Biostar, and the APU performance of AMD A9 – 9820 is to be comparable to the Intel Core processor i5 – 7400. While the former is quite possible, it is better to approach the latter with a distance. The question, however, is whether the price is actually 125 dollars (about 489 do we get an alternative to the Xbox One S? Theoretically? Yes. Practically? Not completely. The motherboards sold are used (but checked before shipment and in working order), in addition, the consumer needs his own RAM modules, data carrier, power supply and housing. Thus, the motherboard remains only a curiosity for DIY enthusiasts and people who are not afraid of the secondary market and