ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-I Gaming WiFi Motherboard Review

Peter Donnell / 2 years ago

3DMark Timespy Extreme

Time Spy Extreme is a new 4K DirectX 12 benchmark test, available in 3DMark Advanced and Professional Editions. You don’t need a 4K monitor to run it, but you will need a GPU with at least 4 GB of dedicated memory. With its 4K Ultra HD rendering resolution, Time Spy Extreme is an ideal benchmark test for the latest high-end graphics cards. The CPU test has been redesigned to let processors with 8 or more cores perform to their full potential

3DMark is available on Steam here.

Right away, the performance is rock solid, scoring 17691 in Timespy, and letting us see that there are no obvious bottlenecks in the PCIe throughput.

PCMark 10 Express

PCMark 10 features a comprehensive set of tests that cover the wide variety of tasks performed in the modern workplace. With a range of performance tests, custom run options, Battery Life Profile, and new Storage benchmarks, PCMark 10 is the complete PC benchmark for the modern office.

Available now on Steam.

Again, right on the money here, with no apparent issues in the overall system stability even compared to the much more extreme ATX motherboards we’ve tested!

Super PI 2.1 WP

Super PI is a single-threaded benchmark that calculates pi to a specific number of digits. It uses the Gauss-Legendre algorithm and is a Windows port of a program used by Yasumasa Kanada in 1995 to compute pi to 232 digits

Available now on Super PI.

Even the Super Pi time is impressive, scoring 5.18 seconds, and on par with the larger PRIME X670E-Pro!

Cinebench R23

Cinebench is a real-world cross-platform test suite that evaluates your computer’s hardware capabilities. Improvements to Cinebench Release 23 reflect the overall advancements to CPU and rendering technology in recent years, providing a more accurate measurement of Cinema 4D’s ability to take advantage of multiple CPU cores and modern processor features available to the average user. Best of all: It’s free.

Available now on Maxon.

I also thought the 10+2 VRM and smaller motherboard would hinder the CPU performance, but well… it scored 28804, which is actually the highest score we’ve had so clearly, it can win in a sprint! However, for sustained loads of rendering, I’m sure the bigger heatsinks of the larger boards will pay off in the long run.

AIDA64

AIDA64 is a system information, diagnostics, and auditing application developed by FinalWire Ltd that runs on Windows, Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Tizen, Chrome OS and Sailfish OS operating systems. It displays detailed information on the components of a computer.

Available now on AIDA64.

Again, really fantastic memory performance here, it my be 2nd from the bottom, but it’s well within the expected limits and close to all other models tested.