System Overview & Testing Procedures
We will be running the ASUS PRIME Z490-A in the following setup.
Test System Specs
Processors: Intel Core i9-10900K
Motherboard: ASRock Z490 Extreme4
Graphics: MSI GeForce RTX 2070 Super Gaming X
Memory: 16GB G.SKILL Trident Z Royal 3600 MHz
Storage: Crucial MX 300 750GB
Cooling: Noctua NH-U12A
Power Supply: Corsair AX860i
Case: Open Bench Table
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 ASUS PRIME Z490-A to the following motherboards…
– ASRock Z490 Extreme4
– ASRock Z490 PG Velocita
– ASUS ROG Maximus XII Hero
– Gigabyte Z490 AORUS Ultra
– MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi
Overall System Testing
PCMark 10
PCMark 8
– Home Benchmark
– Work Benchmark
– Creative Benchmark
CPU Testing
SiSoftware Sandra
– Processor Arithmetic
– Processor Multi-Media
CINEBENCH R20
x265 HD Benchmark
Graphics Testing
3DMark
– Time Spy Benchmark
– Fire Strike Benchmark
Superposition
– 1080p High Benchmark
SATA, USB & Power Testing
CrystalDiskMark
Kill-A-Watt Meter
