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How We Test

We’ll be comparing the Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi ($379.99) to the ASRock Phantom Gaming X ($349.99) and the Gigabyte X570 Aorus Ultra a bit lower priced at $299.99.

Comparison Products

Asus X570 ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi

ASRock Phantom Gaming X

Gigabyte X570 Aorus Ultra

The test systems are as close as we can get to running the same specifications. Though memory may be different brands, the speed and primary timings are the same, as well as the GPU. We use as an updated W10 64-bit OS (1903) with all threat mitigations applied.

Test System Components

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CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Memory	G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (4 x 4GB)G.Skill Trident Z RGB (4x 8GB)
Graphics	Asus RTX 2070
SSD	OCZ RD400
CPU Cooler	H150i Pro
Power Supply	EVGA G3 750W
Sound	Integrated HD audio
Network	Integrated gigabit networking
Graphics Driver	GeForce 413.36

Benchmark Settings

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Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings
PCMark 10	Version 2.0.2115 64Essentials, Productivity, Digital Content Creation, MS Office
3DMark	Version 2.9.6631 64Firestrike Extreme and Time Spy Default Preset
Cinebench R15	Build RC184115DEMOOpenGL Benchmark - Single and Multi-threaded
Cinebench R20	Version RBBENCHMARK281795Open GL Benchmark - Single and Multi-threaded
Application Tests and Settings
LAME MP3	Version SSE2_2019Mixed 271MB WAV to mp3: Command: -b 160 --nores (160Kb/s)
HandBrake CLI	Version: 1.2.2Sintel Open Movie Project: 4.19GB 4K mkv to x264 (light AVX) and x265 (heavy AVX)
Corona 1.4	Version 1.4Custom benchmark
7-Zip	Version 19.00Integrated benchmark
Game Tests and Settings
*Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation*	Version 1.31.21360High Preset - 1920 x 1080 / 2560 x 1440Crazy Preset - 1920 x 1080 / 2560 x 1440
*F1 2017*	2017 Season, Abu Dhabi track, RainMedium PresetUltra High Preset