Testing methodology
Comparison Motherboard Configurations |
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| Model | MSI Z270 Pro Carbon |
Asus Z270F Gaming |
Asus Z170 Pro |
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| Reviewed Price | £150 |
£150 |
£120 |
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| Firmware Version | 6312.VMS |
0603 |
2202 |
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| Chipset | Z270 |
Z170 |
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| CPU | Intel Core i7-7700K |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 8 |
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| CPU Base Clock / Turbo | 4.2GHz / 4.5GHz |
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| CPU Cache | 8MB |
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| CPU TDP | 91W |
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| Memory | G.Skill 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3,000 |
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| Memory Speed | DDR4-2400 |
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| Memory Timings | 16-16-16-36-2T |
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| Graphics | EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 FTW |
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| Graphics Driver | GeForce 376.19 |
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| Storage Device(s) | Samsung 950 Pro 256GB M.2
SK hynix Canvas SC300 |
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| Power Supply | be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 (1,000W) |
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| Operating System | Windows 10 Home AE (64-bit) |
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CPU Benchmarks |
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| HEXUS PiFast | Our number-crunching benchmark stresses a single core by calculating Pi to 10m places. | ||
| Cinebench R15 | Using Cinebench's multi-CPU render, this cross-platform benchmark stresses all cores. | ||
| Handbrake 0.10.5 | Free-to-use video encoder that stresses all CPU cores. | ||
Storage Benchmarks |
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| CrystalDiskMark | Popular free-to-use storage benchmark, used to gauge read and write performance via M.2 (256GB Samsung 950 Pro NVMe), SATA (512GB SK hynix Canvas SC300) and USB 3.1 (512GB SK hynix Canvas SC300). | ||
Memory Benchmarks |
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| AIDA64 v5.80.4021 | Benchmark that analyses memory bandwidth and latency | ||
Gaming Benchmarks |
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| 3DMark Time Spy | Graphics test run using the Time Spy default test | ||
| Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | 2,560x1,440, ultra settings | ||
| Hitman | 2,560x1,440, ultra settings | ||
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | 2,560x1,440, very high settings | ||
Miscellaneous Benchmarks |
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| Power Consumption | Noted at idle, while running the HandBrake video-transcoding test and when playing ROTTR | ||