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Test Setup & Methodology
Test Setup
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K @4.5GHz
CPU Cooler:Â Corsair H80i
Motherboard:Â Gigabyte Z97Â SOC-Force
RAM:Â TeamGroup Vulcan 2400MHz CL10 8GB (2x4GB)
PSU:Â BitFenix Fury 750w
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
Methodology:
All benchmarks are done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit that is fully up-to-date with Windows Updates to ensure that the performance reflects a real-world scenario and not that of a tweaked benchmarking system. Every benchmark runs for a total of three times and then an average is taken of those results.
3D Benchmarks:
3DMark 11 – Performance and Extreme presets
3DMark Fire Strike – Normal and Extreme presets
Unigine Heaven 4.0 – Basic and Extreme presets
Unigine Valley – Extreme and Extreme (HD) presets
Gaming Benchmarks:
Battlefield 4
Bioshock Infinite
Resident Evil 6
Thief
Tomb Raider
