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Testing Setup
- CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K (ES) @ 4.0GHz core / 3.5 GHz cache
- CPU Cooler:Â Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E
- GPU:Â GALAX GTX 980 SOC @ 1228Â (1329 MHz boost) / 1800 MHz
- Motherboard:Â MSI Z170A GAMING M7
- RAM:Â Corsair Vengeance DDR4-2666MHz 16GB (2x8GB) CAS 16 @ 1.2 volts
- PSU:Â Enermax MaxRevo 1350W
- OS:Â Windows 10 Professional 64 bit
Methodology:
All benchmarks are done on a fresh install of Windows 10 Professional 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
- Cinebench 11.5 – CPU
- Cinebench R15 – CPU
- 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 @ 1080P & 1440P
- F1 2015 – Ultra Preset @ 1080P & 1440P
- Total War: ROME II – Extreme Preset @1080P & 1440P
