[section_title title=”Test Setup”]Test Setup
Test Setup
CPU: AMD A10-7700K
CPU Cooler: Stock
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Crossblade Ranger
RAM: 8GB Kingston HyperX Beast 2400MHz
PSU: Superflow 450W
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.
Motherboards:
ASUS ROG Crossblade Ranger
3D Benchmarks:
3Dmark 11 – Performance preset
3Dmark Fire Strike – Normal preset
Bioshock Infinite
Hitman: Absolution
Tomb Raider
2D Benchmarks:
AIDA64
SiSoftware SANDRA 2013
x264 HD v5.0.1
Any idea why the performance results are so much lower for the MSI A88XI board? Same CPU and same chipset, you’d expect the numbers to be similar… but that performance delta is HUGE!
It could be down to a number of things, advancements in drivers between the launch between them; with the APU focusing heavily on AMD software/drivers, it does make sense. But I appreciate what you are saying etc!