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Testing Setup
- CPU: Intel Core i7-6600k @ Stock | Multicore Enhancement & Intel SpeedStep both disabled
- CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15
- GPU: XFX R9 380 Double Dissipation 4GB
- Motherboard: ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2666MHz CL16 8GB (2x4GB)
- PSU: Cooler Master V1200 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.
2D Benchmarks:
- AIDA64 – CPU Queen/CPU Photoworxx/CPU AES/Memory Read/Memory Write
- AS SSD – Sequential Read/Sequential Write/4K Read/4K Write/4K IOPS Read/4K IOPS Write
- Cinebench 11.5 – CPU
- Cinebench R15 – CPU
- PCMark 7 – Overall/Computation
- SiSandra – Processor Arithmetic/Processor Multi-Core Efficiency/Cache & Memory Bandwidth
3D Benchmarks:
- 3DMark 11 – Performance
- 3DMark Fire Strike – Normal
Gaming Benchmarks:
- Company of Heroes 2 – Maximum Settings 1080/1440p
- F1 2015 – Ultra Preset 1080/1440p
- Total War: ROME II – Extreme Preset 1080p/1440p
