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 motherboards 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 | |
Motherboards | Intel Z270-based systems GIGABYTE Z270X-Gaming 5 ASUS Strix Z270E Gamine ASUS TUF Z270 Mark1 ASUS Prime Z270-A Intel Z170-based systems ASUS Z170-A Intel X99-based systems ASUS X99-A II |
CPU | Intel Z270-based system Intel Core i7-7700K (4.2GHz CPU and Ring Bus, 42 x 100MHz Base Clock) Intel Z170-based system Intel Core i7-6700K (4.0GHz CPU and Ring Bus, 40 x 100MHz Base Clock) Intel X99-based systems Intel Core i7-5960X (3.0GHz CPU and Ring Bus, 30 x 100MHz Base Clock) |
Memory | Intel Z270-based system Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 modules (2133MHz, 16-18-18-35-1T, 1.225V) Intel Z170-based system Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 modules (2133MHz, 16-18-18-35-1T, 1.225V) Intel X99-based systems Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 modules (2133MHz, 15-17-17-35-1T, 1.225V) |
Hard Drive | Intel 730 240GB SSD Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA III HD |
Sound Card | On-board sound |
Video Card | NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB |
CPU Cooling | XSPC Raystorm water block Koolance CPU-360i water block |
Video Drivers | NVIDIA 376.33 |
Power Supply | Corsair HX750 |
Operating System | Windows 10 Pro x64 Anniversary Release (build 1607) |
Test Setup Explanation
The 64-bit Windows 10 based test bench used for Intel Z270 LGA1151 board testing includes an Intel Core i7-7700K processor, 16GB of DDR4-2666 memory, an NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB video card, and an Intel 730 240GB SSD drive. For the Z170-based board testing, n Intel Core i7-6700K processor, 16GB of DDR4-2666 memory, an NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB video card, and an Intel 730 240GB SSD drive were used in the test system. For Intel X99 LGA2011-V3 board testing includes an Intel Core i7-5960X CPU, 32GB of DDR4-2666 memory, an NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB video card, and an Intel 730 240GB SSD drive. 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:
- SiSoft Sandra 2016 SP1a (v2016.03.22.20)
- Intel Linpack Benchmark v2017.4.014
- Maxon Cinebench R15
- PCMark 8 v2.7.613
Mr. Morry Teitelman what’s
Mr. Morry Teitelman what’s wrong with the CMOS battery placement? the major issue u didn’t mention is related to the auto vcore? the new bios really fixed the problem? thanks.
It’d be cool if a long term
It’d be cool if a long term motherboard review was done to test the reliability of various mobos.
Cool it has the 2 M.2 slots
Cool it has the 2 M.2 slots
what’s the point of reviewing
what’s the point of reviewing this,ryzen is here. lol.
You’re funny.
Don’t worry,
You're funny.
Don't worry, the Ryzen board reviews will be here soon enough…
Silver award with only 1
Silver award with only 1 weakness? Oh come on!
This is supposed to be a review not a marketing puff piece.
Tell us what the downsides of this motherboard are!
This is a very nice
This is a very nice motherboard. Would you put this above or below the Strix s270e?
The few sites I have read say its a great mobo in the “mid-range” but then they often say z270e is likely the better option (https://www.esportsource.net/best-gaming-motherboards/z270/)
Do you have any input? Missing piece is a mobo for my new build and want to order today haha 🙂