Test Methodology
Comparison Systems |
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| System Name | HEXUS 2018 Test Platform |
HEXUS 2020 Test Platform |
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| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 3900 |
Intel Core i7-9700KF |
Intel Core i7-8700K |
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
| Overclocked | No |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Max Turbo Frequency | 4.3GHz |
4.9GHz |
4.8GHz |
4.7GHz |
| CPU Cores / Threads | 12 / 24 |
8 / 8 |
6 / 12 |
16 / 32 |
| CPU TDP | 65W |
95W |
95W |
105W |
| CPU Cooler | Corsair H100i RGB Pro XT |
Corsair iCue H115i RGB Pro XT |
Fractal Design Celsius S24 |
Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro RGB |
| Motherboard | Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming |
Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro WiFi |
Asus ROG Maximus X Hero |
Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB) |
Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB) |
G.Skill Trident Z 32GB DDR4 (2x16GB) |
G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB DDR4 (2x16GB) |
| Memory Speed | 18-22-20-42-1T @ 3,600MHz |
16-18-18-36-2T @ 3,200MHz |
14-14-14-34-2T @ 3,200MHz |
14-14-14-34-1T @ 3,200MHz |
| Graphics | Asus Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Super Evo V2 (8GB) |
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 Super WindForce OC (8GB) |
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio (11GB) |
Sapphire Nitro+ RX 5700 XT SE (8GB) |
| Graphics Driver | GeForce Game Ready 442.50 |
GeForce Game Ready 442.74 |
GeForce Game Ready 442.50 |
Adrenalin 20.4.1 |
| Primary Storage Device | 500GB Seagate FireCuda 520 M.2 SSD |
1TB Adata XPG SX8200 Pro M.2 SSD |
256GB WD Black M.2 SSD |
2TB Corsair MP600 M.2 SSD |
| Secondary Storage Device | - |
- |
1TB Crucial MX300 SATA SSD |
- |
| PSU | Corsair RM750X (750W) |
Corsair RM750X (750W) |
be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 (1,000W) |
be quiet! Straight Power 11 Platinum (1,000W) |
| Chassis | Corsair iCue 465X RGB |
Corsair iCue 465X RGB |
be quiet! Dark Base 700 |
Fractal Design Define 7 Clear TG |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home |
Microsoft Windows 10 Home |
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro |
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro |
| Warranty | 3 Years |
3 Years |
N/A |
N/A |
| Date Reviewed | March 2020 |
March 2020 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Cost As Reviewed | £1,990 |
£1,790 |
N/A |
N/A |
Comparison Systems |
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| System Name | ||||
| CPU | Intel Core i9-9900K |
Intel Core i9-10900K |
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
Intel Core i9-10900K |
| Overclocked | No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Max Turbo Frequency | 5.0GHz |
5.3GHz |
4.7GHz |
5.0GHz |
| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 16 |
10 / 20 |
16 / 32 |
10 / 20 |
| CPU TDP | 95W |
125W |
105W |
125W |
| CPU Cooler | MSI Custom |
PCS Frostflow 240 |
PCS Frostflow 240 |
NZXT Kraken Z73 |
| Motherboard | MSI MPG Z390i Gaming Edge AC |
Asus ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming |
Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming |
Asus ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming |
| Memory | Samsung 64GB DDR4 (2x32GB) |
16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 (2x8GB) |
Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB) |
32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 (2x16GB) |
| Memory Speed | 19-19-19-43-2T @ 2,666MHz |
16-18-18-36-2T @ 3,200MHz |
16-20-20-38-1T @ 3,000MHz |
15-17-17-35-2T @ 3,000MHz |
| Graphics | MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Ventus (11GB) |
Zotac GeForce RTX 2080 Super (8GB) |
Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Super X (8GB) |
EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Black (11GB) |
| Graphics Driver | GeForce Game Ready 441.66 |
GeForce Game Ready 446.14 |
GeForce Game Ready 441.41 |
GeForce Game Ready 445.87 |
| Primary Storage Device | 1TB Samsung PM981a M.2 SSD |
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD |
500GB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 SSD |
2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 SSD |
| Secondary Storage Device | 2x 2TB Seagate BarraCuda Compute |
- |
Seagate Barracuda 2TB |
- |
| PSU | FSP650-57SAB (650W) |
Corsair 650TXM (650W) |
Corsair 650TXM (650W) |
Corsair RM850X (850W) |
| Chassis | MSI Prestige P100 |
NZXT H511 |
Lian Li Lancool II |
NZXT H710 |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro |
Microsoft Windows 10 Home (1909) |
Microsoft Windows 10 Home |
Microsoft Windows 10 Home |
| Warranty | 2 Years |
3 Years |
3 Years |
3 Years |
| Date Reviewed | March 2020 |
June 2020 |
April 2020 |
May 2020 |
| Cost As Reviewed | £2,500 |
£1,850 |
£2,000 |
£3,300 |
Benchmark Suite |
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| CPU | |
| HEXUS PiFast | Our number-crunching benchmark tests the single-thread power of the CPU. |
| Cinebench Release 20 | This popular cross-platform benchmark examines both single- and multi-core performance. |
| Blender 2.82 | We render the Classroom scene in this popular open-source creation suite. |
| Memory and Storage | |
| AIDA64 | Benchmark that accurately depicts memory bandwidth and latency. |
| CrystalDiskMark | Free-to-use benchmark testing both sequential and random 4K storage performance. |
| System | |
| PCMark 10 | A set of tests covering a wide variety of tasks performed in the modern workplace. |
| VRMark | Using the DirectX 12 API, the Cyan Room test examines a system's VR credentials. |
| 3DMark | We run Time Spy, a QHD DirectX 12 test of both GPU performance and stability. |
| Gaming | |
| Civilization VI: Gathering Storm | Tested in DX11, with 4x MSAA and Ultra quality settings. |
| Far Cry: New Dawn | Tested in DX11, with TAA, HDR10, Ultra quality settings and HD textured enabled. |
| Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers | Tested in DX11, with FXAA and Maximum quality settings. |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | Tested in DX12, with TAA and Highest quality settings. |
| Vitals | |
| CPU Temperature | Core temperature recorded when idle and when rendering via Blender. |
| GPU Temperature | GPU temperature recorded when idle and when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider. |
| Power Consumption | System-wide mains power draw recorded when idle and when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider. |
| Noise | System noise output measured when idle and when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider. |