Test Rig and Procedures
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Intel Z270 Test System |
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CPU |
Intel |
Live Pricing |
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Cooling |
Noctua NH-U14S for cooling Noctua NT-H1 Thermal Paste |
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Memory |
Kingston HyperX FURY DDR4 16GB kit 2666MHz |
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Storage |
Kingston HyperX 240GB SSD |
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Video Card |
AMD RX480 |
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Power Supply |
Thermaltake 850w |
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Case |
Microcool Banchetto 101 Test bench |
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OS |
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
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Motherboard Testing |
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Passmark Performance Test 9.0 |
Overall PCMark score |
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PCMark 8 |
We use the Home Accelerated benchmark and track the overall score |
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3DMark |
We run the 2013 Fire Strike test on the performance setting |
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In Game Tests |
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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided |
In game benchmark, ultra setting, 1080p |
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Hitman 2016 |
Fullscreen with V-Sync turned off Detail, Texture Quality, Shadow Maps, and Shadow Resolution all set to their highest settings. Tested at 1080p in DX12 |
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Subsystem Testing |
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Passmark |
Passmark Advanced network test |
