[section_title title=Test Setup]
Testing Setup
- CPU: Intel Core i7-5960x @4.0GHz
- CPU Cooler:Â Noctua NH-D15
- Motherboard:Â ASRock X99X Fatal1ty
- RAM: HyperX Fury 2400MHz CL15 (16GB/4x4GB)
- PSU:Â Cooler Master V1200Â 1200w
- 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.
Benchmarks:
- AIDA64
- MaxxMem
- SiSoftware Sandra
- Cinebench 11.5
- Cinebench 15