Test Methodology
| Comparison Intel Motherboard Configurations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | ||||
| Firmware Version | 0802 | F6f | F5 | 1101 | 
| Chipset | X299 | Z390 | Z370 | |
| CPU | Intel Core i9-7980XE | Intel Core i9-9900K | Intel Core i7-8700K | |
| CPU Cores / Threads | 18 / 36 | 8 / 16 | 6 / 12 | |
| CPU Base Clock / Turbo | 2.6GHz / 4.2GHz | 3.6GHz / 5.0GHz | 3.7GHz / 4.7GHz | |
| CPU TDP | 165W | 95W | 95W | |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4 | |||
| Memory Speed | DDR4-2667 | |||
| Memory Timings | 16-17-17-36-2T | |||
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce  GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition | |||
| Primary Storage Device | SK hynix Canvas SC300 (512GB) | |||
| Secondary Storage Device | WD Black NVMe M.2  (1TB) | |||
| Power Supply | be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 (1,000W) | |||
| Operating System | Windows 10 (64-bit) | |||
| Comparison AMD Motherboard Configurations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Model | ||
| Firmware Version | 7B92v11 | T2b | 
| Chipset | X399 | X470 | 
| CPU | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | 
| CPU Cores / Threads | 16 / 32 | 8 / 16 | 
| CPU Base Clock / Turbo | 3.0GHz / 4.2GHz | 3.7GHz / 4.3GHz | 
| CPU TDP | 250W | 105W | 
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR4 | |
| Memory Speed | DDR4-2933 | |
| Memory Timings | 16-17-17-36-2T | |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce  GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition | |
| Primary Storage Device | SK hynix Canvas SC300 (512GB) | |
| Secondary Storage Device | WD Black NVMe M.2  (1TB) | |
| Power Supply | be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 (1,000W) | |
| Operating System | Windows 10 (64-bit) | |
| Benchmark Suite | |
|---|---|
| CPU Benchmarks | |
| HEXUS PiFast | Our number-crunching benchmark stresses a single core by calculating Pi to 10m places | 
| Cinebench R15 | Using Cinebench's multi-CPU render, this cross-platform benchmark stresses all cores | 
| Handbrake 1.0 | Free-to-use video encoder that stresses all CPU cores | 
| Storage Benchmarks | |
| CrystalDiskMark | Popular free-to-use storage benchmark, used to gauge read and write performance via M.2 (1TB WD Black NVMe), SATA (512GB SK hynix Canvas SC300) and USB 3.1 (512GB SK hynix Canvas SC300) | 
| Memory Benchmarks | |
| AIDA64 | Benchmark that analyses memory bandwidth and latency | 
| Gaming Benchmarks | |
| 3DMark Time Spy | DX12 graphics benchmark run using the Time Spy test | 
| F1 2017 | 1,920x1,080, ultra settings | 
| Middle-earth: Shadow of War | 1,920x1,080, ultra settings | 
| Miscellaneous Benchmarks | |
| Power Consumption | Noted at idle, while running the HandBrake video-transcoding test and when playing Middle-earth: Shadow of War | 

 
             
             
             
                 
                    
                 
                    
                 
                 
                 
                