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Our test system uses Windows 10 64-bit OS (1909) with all threat mitigations applied. The motherboard BIOS used is the latest non-beta available to the public, unless otherwise noted. The hardware used is as follows:
Test System Components
CPU | AMD Ryzen R9 3900X | Row 0 - Cell 2 |
Memory | G.Skill Trident Z Neo 2x8GB DDR4 3600 (F4-3600C16Q-32GTZN) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
GPU | Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070 | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
CPU Cooler | Corsair H150i | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
PSU | Corsair AX1200i | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
Software | Windows 10 64-bit 1909 | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
Graphics Driver | Nvidia Driver 445.75 | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
Sound | Integrated HD audio | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
Network | Integrated Networking (GbE or 2.5 GbE) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
Graphics Driver | GeForce 445.74 | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
For this review, we’ll be comparing the Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming Wi-Fi ($209.99) to the two other motherboards that arrived in time for this round of testing - the Gigabyte B550 Aorus Master ($279.99) and the MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk ($179.99).
Benchmark Settings
Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings | Header Cell - Column 1 |
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PCMark 10 | Version 2.1.2177 64 |
Row 1 - Cell 0 | Essentials, Productivity, Digital Content Creation, MS Office |
3DMark | Version 2.11.6866 64 |
Row 3 - Cell 0 | Firestrike Extreme and Time Spy Default Presets |
Cinebench R20 | Version RBBENCHMARK271150 |
Row 5 - Cell 0 | Open GL Benchmark - Single and Multi-threaded |
Application Tests and Settings | Row 6 - Cell 1 |
LAME MP3 | Version SSE2_2019 |
Row 8 - Cell 0 | Mixed 271MB WAV to mp3: Command: -b 160 --nores (160Kb/s) |
HandBrake CLI | Version: 1.2.2 |
Row 10 - Cell 0 | Sintel Open Movie Project: 4.19GB 4K mkv to x264 (light AVX) and x265 (heavy AVX) |
Corona 1.4 | Version 1.4 |
Row 12 - Cell 0 | Custom benchmark |
7-Zip | Version 19.00 |
Row 14 - Cell 0 | Integrated benchmark |
Game Tests and Settings | Row 15 - Cell 1 |
The Division 2 | Ultra Preset - 1920 x 1080 |
Forza Horizon 4 | Ultra Preset - 1920 x 1080 |
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Joe Shields is a Freelance writer for Tom’s Hardware US. He reviews motherboards.
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AlB80 This board has bad designed VRM (4+2).Reply
There is no consumer PSU that can take 150A pulses (triple Vishay SiC639) at 12V.
So this mobo can roast your PSU for you.