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Test System and Methods

Our Test System Specifications:

LGA 2011-3 X99 Test System

• CPU: Intel Core i7 5960X
• Motherboard: Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5
• RAM: 4 x 8GB Crucial DDR4 2133MHz CL15
• Graphics Card: Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X
• Power Supply:  Be Quiet Power Zone 1000W
• SSD: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB
• CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
• Display: Dell U2711 Ultra Sharp 27 inch WQHD Monitor
• Operating System: Windows 7 64 Bit

LGA 2011 X79 Test System

• CPU: Intel Core i7 4960X
• Motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
• RAM: 4 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 1866MHz CL10
• Graphics Card: Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X
• Power Supply: Be Quiet Power Zone 1000W
• SSD: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB
• CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
• Display: Dell U2711 Ultra Sharp 27 inch WQHD Monitor
• Operating System: Windows 7 64 Bit

LGA 1150 Z97 Test System

• CPU: Intel Core i7 4770 and i7 4790K
• Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VII Ranger Z97
• RAM: 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 1866MHz CL10
• Graphics Card: Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X
• Power Supply: Be Quiet Straight Power E9 680W
• SSD: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB
• CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
• Display: Dell U2711 Ultra Sharp 27 inch WQHD Monitor
• Operating System: Windows 7 64 Bit

FM2+ A88X Test System

• CPU: AMD A10-7850K
• Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO
• RAM: 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 1866MHz CL10
• Graphics Card: Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X
• Power Supply: Be Quiet Straight Power E9 680W
• SSD: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB
• CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
• Display: Dell U2711 Ultra Sharp 27 inch WQHD Monitor
• Operating System: Windows 7 64 Bit

AM3+ 990FX Test System

• CPU: AMD FX 8350
• Motherboard: ASUS Crosshair IV Formula
• RAM: 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 1866MHz CL10
• Graphics Card: Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X
• Power Supply: Be Quiet Power Zone 1000W
• SSD: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB
• CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
• Display: Dell U2711 Ultra Sharp 27 inch WQHD Monitor
• Operating System: Windows 7 64 Bit

Test Software

• 3DMark – available here.
• AIDA 64 Engineer – available here.
• Bioshock Infinite – available here.
• Cinebench – available here.
• Compubench – available here.
• CPUID HWMonitor – available here.
• CPU-Z – available here.
• Handbrake – available here.
• Luxmark – available here.
• Metro Last Light – available here.
• Prime95 – available here.
• SiSoft Sandra Engineer – available here.
• Tomb Raider – available here.
• WPrime – available here.