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Review: AWD-IT Gungnir 110R

by Parm Mann on 2 July 2020, 14:01

Tags: AWD-IT, MSI, AMD (NYSE:AMD)

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Test Methodology

Comparison Systems

System Name
HEXUS 2018 Test Platform
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Ryzen 9 3900
Intel Core i7-9700KF
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Intel Core i7-8700K
Overclocked
No
No
No
No
Yes
Max Turbo Frequency
4.4GHz
4.3GHz
4.9GHz
4.7GHz
4.8GHz
CPU Cores / Threads
8 / 16
12 / 24
8 / 8
16 / 32
6 / 12
CPU TDP
65W
65W
95W
105W
95W
CPU Cooler
MSI MAG CoreLiquid 360R
Corsair H100i RGB Pro XT
Corsair iCue H115i RGB Pro XT
Corsair Liquid Cooler
Fractal Design Celsius S24
Motherboard
MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk
Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming
Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Pro WiFi
Asus ROG Strix X570-I Gaming
Asus ROG Maximus X Hero
Memory
16GB Adata XPG Spectrix D60G DDR4 (2x8GB)
16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 (2x8GB)
16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 (2x8GB)
32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 (2x16GB)
32GB G.Skill Trident Z DDR4 (2x16GB)
Memory Speed
17-18-18-38-1T @ 3,600MHz
18-22-20-42-1T @ 3,600MHz
16-18-18-36-2T @ 3,200MHz
18-22-22-42-1T @ 3,200MHz
14-14-14-34-2T @ 3,200MHz
Graphics
MSI Radeon RX 5700 XT Gaming X (8GB)
Asus Dual GeForce RTX 2080 Super Evo V2 (8GB)
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 Super WindForce OC (8GB)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (11GB)
MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Trio (11GB)
Graphics Driver
Adrenalin 20.4.2
GeForce Game Ready 442.50
GeForce Game Ready 442.74
GeForce Game Ready 446.14
GeForce Game Ready 442.50
Primary Storage Device
512GB Adata XPG SX8200 Pro M.2 SSD
500GB Seagate FireCuda 520 M.2 SSD
1TB Adata XPG SX8200 Pro M.2 SSD
1TB Corsair MP600 M.2 SSD
256GB WD Black M.2 SSD
Secondary Storage Device
2TB Seagate Barracuda
-
-
2TB Seagate Barracuda
1TB Crucial MX300 SATA SSD
PSU
Corsair 650TXM (650W)
Corsair RM750X (750W)
Corsair RM750X (750W)
Corsair SF600 (600W)
be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 (1,000W)
Chassis
MSI MPG Gungnir 110R
Corsair iCue 465X RGB
Corsair iCue 465X RGB
Corsair One
be quiet! Dark Base 700
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Home (2004)
Microsoft Windows 10 Home
Microsoft Windows 10 Home
Microsoft Windows 10 Home (2004)
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Warranty
3 Years
3 Years
3 Years
2 Years
N/A
Date Reviewed
July 2020
March 2020
March 2020
June 2020
N/A
Cost As Reviewed
£1,446
£1,990
£1,790
N/A

Comparison Systems

System Name
HEXUS 2020 Test Platform
CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Intel Core i9-9900K
Intel Core i9-10900K
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Intel Core i9-10900K
Overclocked
No
No
No
No
Yes
Max Turbo Frequency
4.7GHz
5.0GHz
5.3GHz
4.7GHz
5.0GHz
CPU Cores / Threads
16 / 32
8 / 16
10 / 20
16 / 32
10 / 20
CPU TDP
105W
95W
125W
105W
125W
CPU Cooler
Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro RGB
MSI Custom
PCS Frostflow 240
PCS Frostflow 240
NZXT Kraken Z73
Motherboard
Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula
MSI MPG Z390i Gaming Edge AC
Asus ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming
Asus ROG Strix B450-F Gaming
Asus ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming
Memory
32GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4 (2x16GB)
64GB Samsung DDR4 (2x32GB)
16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 (2x8GB)
16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 (2x8GB)
32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 (2x16GB)
Memory Speed
14-14-14-34-1T @ 3,200MHz
19-19-19-43-2T @ 2,666MHz
16-18-18-36-2T @ 3,200MHz
16-20-20-38-1T @ 3,000MHz
15-17-17-35-2T @ 3,000MHz
Graphics
Sapphire Nitro+ RX 5700 XT SE (8GB)
MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Ventus (11GB)
Zotac GeForce RTX 2080 Super (8GB)
Palit GeForce RTX 2080 Super X (8GB)
EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Black (11GB)
Graphics Driver
Adrenalin 20.4.1
GeForce Game Ready 441.66
GeForce Game Ready 446.14
GeForce Game Ready 441.41
GeForce Game Ready 445.87
Primary Storage Device
2TB Corsair MP600 M.2 SSD
1TB Samsung PM981a M.2 SSD
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD
500GB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 SSD
2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 SSD
Secondary Storage Device
-
2x 2TB Seagate BarraCuda Compute
-
2TB Seagate Barracuda
-
PSU
be quiet! Straight Power 11 Platinum (1,000W)
FSP650-57SAB (650W)
Corsair 650TXM (650W)
Corsair 650TXM (650W)
Corsair RM850X (850W)
Chassis
Fractal Design Define 7 Clear TG
MSI Prestige P100
NZXT H511
Lian Li Lancool II
NZXT H710
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Microsoft Windows 10 Home (1909)
Microsoft Windows 10 Home
Microsoft Windows 10 Home
Warranty
N/A
2 Years
3 Years
3 Years
3 Years
Date Reviewed
N/A
March 2020
June 2020
April 2020
May 2020
Cost As Reviewed
N/A
£2,500
£1,850
£2,000
£3,300

Benchmark Suite

CPU
HEXUS PiFast Our number-crunching benchmark tests the single-thread power of the CPU.
Cinebench Release 20 This popular cross-platform benchmark examines both single- and multi-core performance.
Blender 2.82 We render the Classroom scene in this popular open-source creation suite.
Memory and Storage
AIDA64 Benchmark that accurately depicts memory bandwidth and latency.
CrystalDiskMark Free-to-use benchmark testing both sequential and random 4K storage performance.
System
PCMark 10 A set of tests covering a wide variety of tasks performed in the modern workplace.
VRMark Using the DirectX 12 API, the Cyan Room test examines a system's VR credentials.
3DMark We run Time Spy, a QHD DirectX 12 test of both GPU performance and stability.
Gaming
Civilization VI: Gathering Storm Tested in DX11, with 4x MSAA and Ultra quality settings.
Far Cry: New Dawn Tested in DX11, with TAA, HDR10, Ultra quality settings and HD textured enabled.
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Tested in DX11, with FXAA and Maximum quality settings.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider Tested in DX12, with TAA and Highest quality settings.
Vitals
CPU Temperature Core temperature recorded when idle and when rendering via Blender.
GPU Temperature GPU temperature recorded when idle and when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
Power Consumption System-wide mains power draw recorded when idle and when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
Noise System noise output measured when idle and when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider.