Test Methodology
Comparison Systems |
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| System Name | |||||
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
Intel Core i7-11700K |
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
Intel Core i7-11700 |
| Overclocked | No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Max Turbo Frequency | 4.4GHz |
4.8GHz |
5.0GHz |
4.9GHz |
4.9GHz |
| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 16 |
12 / 24 |
8 / 16 |
16 / 32 |
8 / 16 |
| CPU TDP | 65W |
105W |
125W |
105W |
65W |
| CPU Cooler | MSI MAG CoreLiquid 360R |
Corsair Liquid Cooler |
Corsair H100i RGB Pro XT |
Corsair H100i RGB Pro XT |
PCS FrostFlow 100 RGB V3 |
| Motherboard | MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk |
ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming-ITX/ax |
MSI Z590-A Pro |
Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus |
Asus TUF Gaming B560-Plus WiFi |
| Memory | 16GB Adata XPG Spectrix D60G DDR4 (2x8GB) |
32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 (2x16GB) |
16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 (2x8GB) |
32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro (4x8GB) |
16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 (2x8GB) |
| Memory Speed | 17-18-18-38-1T @ 3,600MHz |
18-22-22-42-1T @ 3,200MHz |
18-22-22-42-2T @ 3,600MHz |
16-18-18-36-1T @ 3,200MHz |
16-18-18-36-2T @ 3,200MHz |
| Graphics | MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X (8GB) |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB) |
MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio (8GB) |
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Liquid Cooled (16GB) |
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Twin Edge OC (12GB) |
| Graphics Driver | Adrenalin 20.4.2 |
GeForce Game Ready 465.89 |
GeForce Game Ready 461.92 |
Adrenalin 21.9.1 |
GeForce Game Ready 471.11 |
| Primary Storage Device | 512GB Adata XPG SX8200 Pro M.2 SSD |
1TB Corsair MP600 M.2 SSD |
1TB WD Black SN850 M.2 SSD |
1TB Samsung 980 Pro M.2 SSD |
512GB PCS M.2 SSD |
| Secondary Storage Device | 2TB Seagate Barracuda |
2TB Seagate Barracuda |
- |
4TB Seagate IronWolf Pro |
1TB Seagate Barracuda |
| PSU | Corsair TX650M (650W) |
Corsair SF750 (750W) |
Corsair TX750M (750W) |
Corsair RM1000x (1,000W) |
Corsair CV550 (550W) |
| Chassis | MSI MPG Gungnir 110R |
Corsair One |
Corsair iCue 4000X RGB |
Corsair iCue 5000X RGB |
Corsair Carbide 175R RGB |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home (2004) |
Microsoft Windows 10 Home (20H2) |
Microsoft Windows 10 Home (20H2) |
Microsoft Windows 10 Home (21H1) |
Microsoft Windows 10 Home (21H1) |
| Warranty | 3 Years (3 years labour, 3 years parts, 6 months collect and return) |
2 Years |
5 Years (5 years labour, 2 years parts, 6 months collect and return) |
3 Years (3 years labour, 1 year parts, 1 month collect and return) |
3 Years (3 years labour, 1 year parts, 1 month collect and return) |
| Date Reviewed | July 2020 |
April 2021 |
April 2021 |
September 2021 |
July 2021 |
| Cost As Reviewed | £1,450 |
£3,300 |
£2,300 |
£3,300 |
£1,200 |
Comparison Systems |
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| System Name | |||||
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
Intel Core i5-11600K |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
Intel Core i7-10700 |
| Overclocked | No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Max Turbo Frequency | 4.7GHz |
4.9GHz |
4.6GHz |
4.4GHz |
4.8GHz |
| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 16 |
6 / 12 |
6 / 12 |
8 / 16 |
8 / 16 |
| CPU TDP | 105W |
125W |
65W |
65W |
65W |
| CPU Cooler | PCS Frostflow 150 |
Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Grey |
Corsair H100X |
Corsair H150i RGB Pro XT |
Zotac Magnus One |
| Motherboard | Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus |
Asus ROG Strix B560-F Gaming WiFi |
Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming |
Asus ROG Strix B550-E Gaming |
Zotac Zbox H470 |
| Memory | 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 (2x8GB) |
16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 (2x8GB) |
16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 (2x8GB) |
16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 (2x8GB) |
8GB Adata DDR4 (2x4GB) |
| Memory Speed | 18-22-22-42-1T @ 3,600MHz |
16-18-18-36-2T @ 3,200MHz |
16-18-18-36-1T @ 3,200MHz |
18-22-22-42-1T @ 3,600MHz |
17-17-17-39-2T @ 2,400MHz |
| Graphics | XFX Speedster Merc 319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Black (16GB) |
EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3 Ultra Gaming (8GB) |
EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 XC3 Black Gaming (8GB) |
Asus GeForce RTX 3080 TUF Gaming (10GB) |
Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 (8GB) |
| Graphics Driver | Adrenalin 21.1.1 |
GeForce Game Ready 466.11 |
GeForce Game Ready 457.30 |
GeForce Game Ready 456.38 |
GeForce Game Ready 471.41 |
| Primary Storage Device | 500GB Seagate FireCuda 520 M.2 SSD |
1TB Corsair MP600 M.2 SSD |
1TB Intel 665p M.2 SSD |
1TB Corsair MP600 M.2 SSD |
1TB Kingston A2000 M.2 SSD |
| Secondary Storage Device | 2TB Seagate Barracuda |
- |
- |
2TB Seagate Barracuda |
- |
| PSU | Corsair TX650M (650W) |
Corsair TX650M (650W) |
Corsair CV650 (650W) |
Corsair RM650X (650W) |
500W 80+ Platinum |
| Chassis | Corsair 4000D Airflow |
Corsair 4000D Airflow |
NZXT H511 |
Corsair 4000D Airflow |
Zotac Magnus One |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home (20H2) |
Microsoft Windows 10 Home (20H2) |
Microsoft Windows 10 Home (20H2) |
Microsoft Windows 10 Home (2004) |
Microsoft Windows 10 Home (21H1) |
| Warranty | 3 Years (3 years labour, 1 year parts, 1 month collect and return) |
3 Years (3 years labour, 3 years parts, 1 year onsite) |
3 Years (3 years labour, 3 years parts, 1 year onsite) |
3 Years (3 years labour, 3 years parts, 1 year onsite) |
3 Years |
| Date Reviewed | March 2021 |
April 2021 |
November 2020 |
September 2020 |
July 2021 |
| Cost As Reviewed | £1,750 |
£1,600 |
£1,500 |
£2,200 |
£1,740 |
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 gaming. |
| Power Consumption | System-wide mains power draw recorded when idle and when gaming. |
| Noise | System noise output measured when idle and when gaming. |