Comparison Systems
Last quarter’s $1750 PC had two GTX 970’s and a four core CPU, while today’s $1600 machine has 50% fewer graphics cards and 50% more CPU cores. We don’t expect it to win overall in performance, but the value challenge should be interesting. The fairer question is whether today’s machine can take out last-year’s GTX 980 enhanced $1600 PC.
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| Header Cell - Column 0 | Q2 $1600 Performance PC | Q1 $1750 Performance PC | Q4 2014 $1600 PC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processor (Overclock) | Intel Core i7-5820K: 3.30 GHz - 3.60 GHz, Six Physical Cores O/C to 4.0-4.3GHz, 1.22V | Intel Core i7-4790K: 4.00 GHz - 4.40 GHz, Four Physical Cores O/C to 4.60-4.80 GHz, +20mV | Intel Core i7-4790K: 4.00 GHz - 4.40 GHz, Four Physical CoresO/C to 4.60 GHz, 1.26V |
| Graphics (Overclock) | PNY GTX 970: <1178 MHz GPU, GDDR5-7012 O/C to <1328 MHz, GDDR5-7412 | 2x PNY GTX 970: <1178 MHz GPU, GDDR5-7012 O/C to <1328 MHz, GDDR5-7312 | PNY GTX 980: <1216 MHz GPU, GDDR5-7012 O/C to <1456 MHz, GDDR5-7972 |
| Memory (Overclock) | 16GB G.Skill DDR4-2666 CAS 15-15-15-35, O/C to DDR4-3200 CL 16-18-18-36, 1.30V | 16GB G.Skill DDR3-1866 CAS 10-11-10-28, O/C to DDR3-2133 CL 11-12-11-24, 1.60V | 8 GB G.Skill DDR3-2133 CAS 9-11-10-28, O/C to DDR3-2400 CL 10-12-12-28, 1.60V |
| Motherboard (Overclock) | MSI X99 SLI Plus: LGA 2011-v3, Intel X99Stock 100 MHz BCLK | Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 5: LGA 1150, Intel Z97 ExpressStock 100 MHz BCLK | Biostar Hi-Fi Z97WE: LGA 1150, Intel Z97 ExpressStock 100 MHz BCLK |
| Case | ZALMAN Z11 Neo | Corsair Graphite 230T | Thermaltake Chaser A31 |
| CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 612 Ver.2 | Corsair H100i Closed-Loop | Phanteks PH-TC14PE 140mm |
| Hard Drive | Samsung 850 Evo 250GB SATA 6Gb/s SSD | Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 6Gb/s SSD | Plextor M6S PX-256M6S 256GB SATA 6Gb/s SSD |
| Power | SeaSonic SSR-650RM: 650W, 80 PLUS Gold | Rosewill CAPSTONE-750: 750W, 80 PLUS Gold | Rosewill CAPSTONE-750-M: 750W, 80 PLUS Gold |
| Software | |||
| OS | Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce 352.86 | Nvidia GeForce 347.25 | Nvidia GeForce 344.75 |
| Chipset | Intel INF 9.4.2.1019 | Intel INF 9.4.0.1026 | Intel INF 9.4.0.1026 |
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