To test this board, we are able to run all of our tests at stock speeds using a pre-defined setup of hardware. We will also be overclocking the processors to 4.6GHz to see how the chips compares against the stock speed. Also in terms of overclocking, we will be looking to see how far we can push the processor.
AMD Test system:
- Asus Crosshair V Formula
- AMD FX-8150
- Corsair Vengeance 1866MHz 8GB
- Gigabyte GTX 580 SOC
- Corsair H80
- Corsair HX1050
- Kingston V+100 128GB SSD
- Lian Li T60
Intel Test system:
- Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z
- Intel Core i7 2600k/2700k
- Corsair Vengeance 1866MHz 8GB
- Gigabyte GTX 580 SOC
- Corsair H80
- Corsair HX1050
- Kingston V+100 128GB SSD
- Lian Li T60
We would like to thank Asus, Corsair, Kingston and Lian Li for supplying us with our test system components.
Comparison used:
- Overclocked to 4.6GHz
Many different software applications are also used to gain the broadest spectrum of results, which allows for the fairest testing possible.
Software used:
- 3DMark 11
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Cinebench R11.5
- CPU-Z
- Dirt 3
- PCMark 7
- SuperPI
Nice review, Andy
wait… the graphs show the 2700k at 4.6ghz, not 5.3?
That's correct, to compare to the other processors (fx-8150) we had to find a common ground that they could all clock to. That was 4.6GHz. We then also show the MAX overclock of the chip which is 5.3GHz, but the FX 8150 can't do this under our condition.
Can't u show us 5,3Mhz results?! Cheapers.
5.3ghz…. Not sure you would want to try 5.3mhz.