Test Methodology
Comparison Workstations |
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| System Name | HEXUS Workstation |
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| CPU | Intel Core i9-10940X |
Intel Core i9-10980XE |
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X |
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X |
| Overclocked | No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| CPU Base Frequency | 3.3GHz |
3.0GHz |
3.7GHz |
2.9GHz |
| Max Turbo Frequency | 4.8GHz |
4.8GHz |
4.5GHz |
4.3GHz |
| CPU Cores / Threads | 14 / 28 |
18 / 36 |
32 / 64 |
64 / 128 |
| CPU TDP | 165W |
165W |
280W |
280W |
| CPU Cooler | Corsair Liquid Cooler |
Noctua NH-D15 |
Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 |
Cooler Master ML360 |
| Motherboard | ASRock X299E-ITX/ac |
MSI Creator X299 |
TRX40 Aorus Pro WiFi |
Asus ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha |
| Memory | 64GB DDR4 (4x16GB) |
64GB DDR4 (4x16GB) |
64GB DDR4 (4x16GB) |
128GB DDR4 (4x32GB) |
| Memory Speed | 18-18-18-43-2T @ 2,666MHz |
16-18-18-38-2T @ 2,933MHz |
16-17-17-35-52-1T @ 3,000MHz |
18-22-22-42-1T @ 3,600MHz |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB |
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11GB |
Nvidia Titan RTX 24GB |
Nvidia Titan RTX 24GB |
| Graphics Driver | Nvidia Studio 442.19 |
Nvidia Studio 442.19 |
Nvidia Studio 451.77 |
Nvidia Studio 451.77 |
| Primary Storage | 2TB Samsung PM981 M.2 SSD |
1TB Corsair MP600 M.2 SSD |
2TB Seagate FireCuda 520 M.2 SSD |
2TB Corsair MP600 M.2 SSD |
| Secondary Storage | - |
- |
4TB Seagate Barracuda 3.5in HDD |
4TB Samsung 860 Evo 2.5in SSD |
| PSU | Corsair SF750 |
Corsair HX1000 |
Corsair RM850x |
Corsair AX1600i |
| Chassis | Corsair One |
be quiet! Dark Base 700 |
Fractal Design Meshify S2 |
Fractal Design Define 7 |
| Operating System | Windows 10 Pro (1909) |
Windows 10 Pro (1909) |
Windows 10 Home (2004) |
Windows 10 Pro (2004) |
| Warranty | Two years |
N/A |
Three years |
Three years |
| Date Reviewed | February 2020 |
N/A |
August 2020 |
August 2020 |
| Cost As Reviewed | £4,300 |
£4,100 |
£5,700 |
£11,000 |
Benchmark Suite |
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| CPU | |
| Cinebench R20 | This popular cross-platform benchmark examines both single- and multi-core performance. |
| Blender | We render the 230MB Cosmos Laundromat scene in this popular open-source creation suite. |
| V-Ray Next | Another standalone application to help test how fast hardware renders. |
| Memory and Storage | |
| AIDA64 | Benchmark that accurately depicts memory bandwidth and latency. |
| CrystalDiskMark | Free-to-use storage benchmark testing both sequential and random 4K drive performance. |
| GPGPU | |
| AIDA64 | Measures GPGPU compute performance using various OpenCL workloads. |
| V-Ray Next | The free test is this time used to gauge GPU rendering performance. |
| System | |
| PCMark 10 | A comprehensive set of tests that cover the wide variety of tasks performed in the modern workplace. |
| VRMark | With a 5K rendering resolution, the Blue Room test thoroughly examines a system's VR credentials. |
| 3DMark | We run Time Spy Extreme, a 4K DirectX 12 benchmark to test both GPU performance and stability. |
| Workstation | |
| SPECwpc 3.0.4 | Measures key aspects of workstation performance based on diverse professional applications. |
| Vitals | |
| Power Consumption | System-wide mains power draw recorded when idle and when rendering via Blender. |
| CPU Temperature | Core temperature recorded when idle and when rendering via Blender. |
| GPU Temperature | GPU temperature recorded when idle and when running the 3DMark Time Spy Extreme stress test. |
| Noise | System noise output measured when idle and when rendering via Blender. |
