System Overview & Testing Procedures
We will be running the Z590 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB4 in the following setup.
Test System Specs
Processor: Intel Core i9-11900K
Motherboard: Z590 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB4
Graphics: MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio
Memory: 16GB G.SKILL Trident Z Royal 3600 MHz
Storage: Samsung 870 EVO
Cooling: Noctua NH-U12A
Power Supply: Corsair HX1200i
Case: Open PC Test Bench
For motherboard testing we will running the processor and motherboard and the default optimized settings in the BIOS (as if you would restore the defaults on the board). We feel that this is how most users will have their systems configured. So everything will be on auto, except for setting our XMP profile for our memory. Here are the tests we’ll be running.
We will also be comparing the ASRock Z590 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB4 to the following Z590 motherboards to give you an idea of the performance difference…
– ASRock Z590 PG Velocita
– ASRock Z590 Taichi
– BIOSTAR Z590GTA
– Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Master
– Gigabyte Z590 Vision G
Overall System Testing
PCMark 10
CPU Testing
SiSoftware Sandra
– Processor Arithmetic
– Processor Multi-Media
CINEBENCH R20
x265 HD Benchmark
Graphics Testing
3DMark
– Time Spy Benchmark
– Time Spy Extreme Benchmark
– Fire Strike Benchmark
– Fire Strike Extreme Benchmark
SATA, USB & Power Testing
CrystalDiskMark
Kill-A-Watt Meter
