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.
Nice Review
32GB-DDR4 just a little bit of Ram then 🙂 , thats going to cost abit also do you think intel will unlock more cores on HEDT chips in the future, i can see exstream overclockers having fun, what with the option of x4 GPUs and not using thermal paste
Yes I think so, I see scalability of the LGA 2011-3 platform in terms of cores considering the equivalent Xeon platform in the same package has up to 16 cores
i think i see what your getting at your saying the 2011-3 has been brought up to the same as the Xeon chips with its 8 cores and 16 threads already which has acheived a better chip for a lower price than the Xeon. So this could be seen as a sign of future chips with more cores being unlocked on other platforms. i still run a 1366 i7 extreme 975 at 4000.00MHz or there abouts i am looking to upgrade now as its been some 5 years 🙂