ASRock X99E-ITX/ac Motherboard Review
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Synthetic Benchmarks
Synthetic benchmarks are a great way to find configuration problems like unrequested overclocks (which wreck a head-to-head match) and configuration issues (which can slow down certain components). In this case, we can see that the X99E-ITX/ac’s 3DMark 11 scores suffer slightly compared to larger motherboards, but we don’t see the cause until we get towards the end of our synthetic test.
Scrolling through to the sixth image, we see a 36% performance deficit in Sandra's Cryptography module, and the next image reveals the reason: the X99E-ITX/ac interfaces only two of the platform’s four memory channels. Bandwidth drops by slightly less than half, but will we see any big differences in real-world applications?
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Crashman
Sorry, I don't have any DDR4 SODIMMs yet.15937166 said:How about a test of the ASRock EPC612D4I. It has four memory slots.
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uglyduckling81 Is it just me or does the lets compare to other boards bit not contain any other boards to to compare against?Reply -
wtfxxxgp Is it just me or does the lets compare to other boards bit not contain any other boards to to compare against?
True. However, that section is pointless as it has no direct rivals - I think they're using a standard template and they had to fill something in there. -
apache_lives For that socket/platform its almost a complete waste - all those unusable memory channels and pcie lanes that make the 2011 platform high end have been stripped awayReply -
Crashman
it's really just for people who want more cores. So, feel free to ridicule anyone who tries to pair it with an E5-1620 :p15937458 said:For that socket/platform its almost a complete waste - all those unusable memory channels and pcie lanes that make the 2011 platform high end have been stripped away -
Daniel Ladishew Testing this on the stock cooler is useful information, but this mobo will only shine when water cooled. I'd like to see the tests repeated with a closed loop cooler attached. Either the Cooler Master or Corsair H100 (which i've heard will work with that bracket as well). If the point is to pack lots of cores into a small form factor, not overcoming the thermal throttling seems like a weak test.Reply -
TechyInAZ While not as good as it's micro atx counterparts (obviously), I am very impressed by this motherboard.Reply
So if somebody that doesn't need all the PCIE lanes or memory lanes but just the pure power of a hexa/octo core CPU in a small package, then this is the best solution. -
goinginstyle So other X99 boards get ripped for not being able to do 4-way SLI or 3-way with a PCIe RAID controller but this one gets a pass on those items plus numerous others (lower OC, lack of memory expansion, high price, etc) and receives an award. The board reviews here are just becoming a joke.Reply