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We’ll be comparing the Gigabyte X570-I Aorus Pro WiFi to the ASRock Z570 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3 we recently reviewed, as they are both Mini-ITX X570 size boards. We’ve also included the Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus Wi-Fi as a data set as well. Just note that it’s a larger full-ATX model.
Comparison Products
The test systems are as close as we can 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
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
| CPU Cooling | CLC 240 |
| Graphics | Asus RTX 2070 |
| Memory | G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) |
| Memory | G.Skill Trident Z RGB (4x 8GB) |
| Power Supply | EVGA G3 750W |
| SSD | OCZ RD400 |
Drivers
| Sound | Integrated HD audio |
| Network | Integrated gigabit networking |
| Graphics Driver | GeForce 413.36 |
Benchmark Settings
| 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 |
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