Test Setup
CPU Intel Core i7-5960X Extreme Edition
Cooling Corsair H100i GTX
Motherboard ASUS STRIX X99 Gaming
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 2666MHz
Graphics NVIDIA GTX 760
Storage Samsung 840 EVO 750GB
PSU Corsair HX1050 80 Plus Gold Certified PSU
Cooling Corsair H100i GTX
Motherboard ASUS STRIX X99 Gaming
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 2666MHz
Graphics NVIDIA GTX 760
Storage Samsung 840 EVO 750GB
PSU Corsair HX1050 80 Plus Gold Certified PSU
Benchmarks
Cinebench R15 – CPU/OpenGL Score
x264 HD 4.0 – 1st and 2nd pass encoding
SiSoftware SANDRA 2014 – CPU & Memory benchmarks
HandBrake - Encoding Performance
Pov-Ray - 3D Image processing Performance
AIDA64 – CPU benchmarks
PCMark 8 – Creative Suite
3DMark FireStrike – DX11 3D Benchmark
Games – BF4, THIEF Company of Heroes 2
x264 HD 4.0 – 1st and 2nd pass encoding
SiSoftware SANDRA 2014 – CPU & Memory benchmarks
HandBrake - Encoding Performance
Pov-Ray - 3D Image processing Performance
AIDA64 – CPU benchmarks
PCMark 8 – Creative Suite
3DMark FireStrike – DX11 3D Benchmark
Games – BF4, THIEF Company of Heroes 2
Other Software
Stress Testing Software: AIDA64 Stability Test
CPU Specification Monitoring: CPU-Z
CPU Specification Monitoring: CPU-Z
Overclocking
Overclocking with STRIX X99 Gaming is a breeze thanks to the strong features and flexible options within the UEFI BIOS. In the past, our Intel Core i7-5960X has been capable of up to 4.9/5GHz, so we instantly began testing for the maximum possible overclock.
STRIX X99 Gaming was able to achieve our milestone quite easily, requiring 1.4v to reach the heights of 4.9GHz. Since our board can hit the same marker as other previously reviewed boards this is an indication of how capable STRIX X99 Gaming really is.
