• JINGSHA X89L
• SZMZ X89L

• Falsely advertised chipset

This motherboard uses a different chipset than the one advertised by the vendor. In most cases, a lower tier chipset was used in order to save costs. It is likely that the board may not have the same levels of performance as one equipped with genuine parts.

Beware that issues regarding BIOS and driver compatibility may arise as well, so double check with any hardware reporting software what chipset is actually installed on the board before proceeding any further.

Jingsha X89-L (Socket G34)

A cheap mATX board from China for AMD G34 Opteron 6000 series CPUs. Offers a cheap entry to a high-core-count platform, its critical design flaws, deceptive marketing, and instability make it a poor choice for any application.

Critical Memory Flaw

The board's primary issue is its crippled memory subsystem.

• G34 Architecture: G34 Opteron CPUs have two Core Complexes (CCX), each with a dual-channel memory controller, for native quad-channel support.
• X89-L Implementation: This motherboard connects two RAM slots to only one of the two CCXs, leaving half the CPU without direct memory access. This causes extreme inter-CCX latency, creating a severe performance bottleneck.
• Abysmal Memory Support: The BIOS offers unclear and limited memory speed options, and the actual running speed cannot be verified within the operating system

Misleading "X89" Chipset

The "X89" chipset does not exist. It's a fabricated marketing name, it uses scavenged AMD SR5650 chipset. The name is intentionally deceptive to align with the "X79" intel scheme.

BIOS, Layout & Stability Issues

• BIOS: Described as "a whole new level of garbage," the BIOS has no fan control, causing all fans (CPU, case, and chipset) to run at 100% speed constantly.
• Layout & Form Factor: It is falsely advertised as mATX and is about half an inch too tall to fit in standard cases. It also lacks a front panel audio header, and a heatsink blocks an expansion slot.
• Stability: The platform is extremely unstable. During testing, it frequently stuttered and hard-locked within minutes of starting a game, making it unusable.

Video Review: Chinese x89 Motherboard??? Piledriver or just a pile?

Warning

Avoid this motherboard. Crippled memory design, terrible BIOS, critical layout flaws and extreme instability makes it an unreliable and ill-performing platform for any use case ever.