[section_title title=”Test Setup”]Test Setup
Test Setup & Methodology & Benchmarks
Test Setup
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K @4.5GHz
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer
RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast 2400MHz CL10
PSU: Corsair HX 1000w
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 preset
3DMark Fire Strike – Normal preset
Hitman: Absolution – High preset
2D Benchmarks:
AIDA64
CINEBENCH
SiSoftware SANDRA 2013
x264 HD v5.0.1
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