[section_title title=”Test Setup”]Test Setup
Test Setup & Methodology & Benchmarks
Test Setup
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K @4.5GHz
CPU Cooler:Â Corsair H100
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6
RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast (2x4gb) 8GB –Â 2400MHz CL10
PSU: Corsair HX1000W
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 (With on-board + MSI R9 270 graphics card)
3DMark Fire Strike – Normal preset (With on-board + MSI R9 270 graphics card)
Hitman: Absolution – High (With on-board + MSI R9 270 graphics card)
2D Benchmarks:
AIDA64
CINEBENCH
SiSoftware SANDRA 2013
x264 HD v5.0.1
Thank you for all the excellent reviews. Just one thing: It would be excellent if you could use the correct abbreviation for gigabits per second, i.e. Gbps, as opposed to GBs. GB is the abbreviation for gigabyte, and I’m pretty sure even Ultra M.2 can’t do 32 gigabytes per second! 😉
Cheers
Well spotted, thanks.