Test Methodology
Comparison Intel Motherboard Configurations |
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| Model | |||
| Firmware Version | 0802 |
E7B10IMS |
1101 |
| Chipset | X299 |
Z390 |
Z370 |
| CPU | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
Intel Core i9-9900K |
Intel Core i7-8700K |
| CPU Cores / Threads | 18 / 36 |
8 / 16 |
6 / 12 |
| CPU Base Clock / Turbo | 2.6GHz / 4.2GHz |
3.6GHz / 5.0GHz |
3.7GHz / 4.7GHz |
| CPU TDP | 165W |
95W |
95W |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4 |
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| Memory Speed | DDR4-2666 |
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| Memory Timings | 16-17-17-36-2T |
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| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition |
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| Primary Storage Device | SK hynix Canvas SC300 (512GB) |
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| Secondary Storage Device | WD Black NVMe M.2 (1TB) |
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| Power Supply | be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 (1,000W) |
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| Operating System | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
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Comparison AMD Motherboard Configurations |
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| Model | ||
| Firmware Version | 7B92v11 |
T2b |
| Chipset | X399 |
X470 |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX |
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
| CPU Cores / Threads | 16 / 32 |
8 / 16 |
| CPU Base Clock / Turbo | 3.0GHz / 4.2GHz |
3.7GHz / 4.3GHz |
| CPU TDP | 250W |
105W |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4 |
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| Memory Speed | DDR4-2933 |
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| Memory Timings | 16-17-17-36-2T |
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| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition |
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| Primary Storage Device | SK hynix Canvas SC300 (512GB) |
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| Secondary Storage Device | WD Black NVMe M.2 (1TB) |
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| Power Supply | be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 (1,000W) |
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| Operating System | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
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Benchmark Suite |
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| CPU Benchmarks | |
| 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 1.0 | Free-to-use video encoder that stresses all CPU cores |
| Storage Benchmarks | |
| CrystalDiskMark | Popular free-to-use storage benchmark, used to gauge read and write performance via M.2 (1TB WD Black NVMe), SATA (512GB SK hynix Canvas SC300) and USB 3.1 (512GB SK hynix Canvas SC300) |
| Memory Benchmarks | |
| AIDA64 | Benchmark that analyses memory bandwidth and latency |
| Gaming Benchmarks | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | DX12 graphics benchmark run using the Time Spy test |
| F1 2017 | 1,920x1,080, ultra settings |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of War | 1,920x1,080, ultra settings |
| Miscellaneous Benchmarks | |
| Power Consumption | Noted at idle, while running the HandBrake video-transcoding test and when playing Middle-earth: Shadow of War |
Notes
As this is the first Z390 board to enter the labs, we're comparing the new chipset against the four other high-end platforms on the market today; X299, X399, X470 and Z370. Quite the selection, and we'll be adding comparison Z390 boards in due course.
Please note that due to a problem with an external drive, the storage benchmarks have been omitted for the time being. We can confirm that SATA and USB performance was right in line with expectations, but our M.2 drive appears to have gone walkabouts. We will endeavour to add the full set of storage results at the nearest opportunity.