Testing Configuration and Benchmarks Used
To verify that the motherboard works as advertised, the board was run through our standard benchmark suite. In most cases, the results are presented for the motherboard under review as well as a different similar-class motherboard for performance comparison purposes. The benchmark tests used should give you a good understanding of the board’s capabilities for both office and gaming use so that you, the reader, can make a more informed purchasing decision.
Test System Setup | |
CPU | Intel X99-based systems Intel Core i7-5960X (3.0GHz, 30 x 100MHz Base Clock) Intel Z97-based system Intel Core i7-4770K (3.5GHz, 35 x 100MHz Base Clock) |
Motherboards | Intel X99-based systems MSI X99S Gaming 9 AC ASUS X99-Deluxe EVGA X99 Classified Intel Z97-based system ASUS Maximus VII Formula |
Memory | Intel X99-based systems Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 modules (2133MHz, 15-17-17-35-2T, 1.225V) Intel Z97-based system Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 modules (1600MHz, 9-10-9-27-1T, 1.525V) |
Hard Drive | Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA III HD |
Sound Card | On-board sound |
Video Card | NVIDIA GTX 570 1.25GB ASUS Poseidon GTX 780 3GB |
CPU Cooling | Corsair Hydro Series™ H100i Extreme Performance CPU Cooler MSI X99S Gaming 9 AC XSPC Raystorm D5 Photon RX480 V3 WaterCooling kit |
Video Drivers | NVIDIA 335.23 |
Power Supply | Corsair HX750 |
Operating System | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
Test Setup Explanation
The 64-bit Windows 7 based test bench used for Intel X99 LGA2011-V3 board testing includes an Intel Core i7-5960X CPU, 32GB of DDR4-2666 memory, an ASUS Poseidon GTX 780 3GB video card, and a Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD drive. For the Z97-based board testing, an Intel Core i7-4770K CPU, 16GB of DDR3-2400 memory, an ASUS Poseidon GTX 780 3GB video card, and a Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD drive were used in the test system. Using the selected components gives us the ability to demonstrate the motherboard's capabilities rather than that of the components themselves.
Benchmark Tests used for evaluation:
- SoftPerfect Research NetWorx Speed Test
- LanBench v1.1.0
- ATTO Disk Benchmark v2.47
- SiSoft Sandra 2014 SP3
- LinX Intel Linpack Benchmark v0.6.5 with Intel Linpack version 11.1.3
- Maxon Cinebench R15
guess MSI doesn’t listen to
guess MSI doesn’t listen to Morry either about CMOS batter placement, one day they will wake up and listen
Funny one 🙂
Funny one 🙂
its a great looking board.
its a great looking board. strong contender for when i upgrade out of this z97 asus maximus vii formula
I’m sure this is a great
I’m sure this is a great board otherwise, I’m an MSI fan, but the inclusion of the streaming hardware is simply unnecessary – in fact it is limiting if you want to stream at higher than 1920×1080, and may even force you to play at that resolution. In the PC gaming world, where 2560×1440 is not at all uncommon and some are beginning to use 3840×2160, that is just unacceptable.
The least powerful CPU that will be plugged into this board is more than capable of handling any streaming you want to do all by itself using a (totally free) application. OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) is a great tool with a high amount of flexibility I have used to stream on an i5-4670K clocked at a mild 4.2GHz. That CPU is more than capable, and so is OBS. A Haswell-E chip wouldn’t even blink.
Wheres all the AMD boards?
Wheres all the AMD boards?
Ok people I have a question
Ok people I have a question for anyone that is able to answer this concerning the motherboard
I’m currently building a Monster Next Gen PC using this motherboard, but the build theme for my build is Black/Blue
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http://pcpartpicker.com/user/RyuTakeru/saved/zhdG3C
My question is what are the Red Area’s of the motherboard made out of?, as I may need to alter the color of the accents to match my theme.
Also are these sections some type of anodized metal? or is this simply plastic components requiring nothing more than a simple paint job.
Any Info would be much appreciated.
Thx;)