Testing Methodology
Comparison Intel Motherboard Configurations |
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| Model | ||||
| Firmware Version | 0802 |
E7B10IMS |
F5 |
1101 |
| Chipset | X299 |
Z390 |
Z370 |
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| CPU | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
Intel Core i9-9900K |
Intel Core i7-8700K |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 18 / 36 |
8 / 16 |
6 / 12 |
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| CPU Base Clock / Turbo | 2.6GHz / 4.2GHz |
3.6GHz / 5.0GHz |
3.7GHz / 4.7GHz |
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| CPU TDP | 165W |
95W |
95W |
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| Memory | Corsair Vengeance 16GB 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 |