Pros: can handle anything I've thrown at it, seems to run cool (see cons), low power, great APU for the overkill HTPC

Cons: biggest con of it is the heatsink and fan. while this isn't a fault of AMD, the aftermarket is sparse for good, small, quiet coolers that can fit into a cramped HTPC case without issue. (see other thoughts) temp sensors read wrong as well, temps will sometimes differ from what software your using or even in the BIOS. I've seen this issue on all the APUs I've used so far. not much to go on but, it feels like it runs cool when I touch the heat sink.

Overall Review: I replaced the stock cooler for the stock copper cooler that came with my old Phenom II 965, turns out the mounting points are the same for AM3 and FM2+ so it worked out pretty well.