Test protocol (to be read):
We’re pleased to introduce our new test protocol. It was time to update it and, above all, to expand the benchmark series we use. It was also an opportunity to update our test platforms with the arrival of the X870E and Z890 chipsets. We also took the opportunity to give our graphics a facelift to make them visually clearer. And don’t forget that we’re going to be adding even more in the coming weeks, with the addition of the Ryzen 7000 series as well as other 14th Gen Intel processors such as the i5 14500, i5 14400F and i3 14100.
We have also equipped our OBT Edition V2 benchmark table with the Benchlab measurement tool, which will now enable us to correctly measure the single voltage of the processor and soon also of the graphics cards via the Benchlab PR 1.0 software.
Test configurations :
Here are the details of the different test configurations that will be used for all the benchmarks :
- Intel motherboard: ROG Maximus Z790 APEX Encore (BIOS 1703) for Intel 14th GEN, ROG Maximus Z890 APEX (BIOS 0806) for Core Ultra and ROG Crosshair X890E HERO (BIOS 9951) for Ryzen 9000/7000.
- Processor: Intel Raptor Lake 14e GEN, Intel Core Ultra 200S and AMD Ryzen 9000/7000
- Memory: 48 GB G.SKILL Trident Z5 8000 MT/s CL40 and 32 GB G.SKILL Trident Z5 Royal Neo 8000 MT/s CL38
- Graphics card: ROG Strix RTX 4090 OC
- Cooling system: Optimus V3 Intel or AMD waterblock with Alphacool Eiszeit 2000 chiller
- Power supply: be quiet! Dark Power 13 1000w
- Operating system: Windows 11 64-bit 24H2 (26100.2161) without optimisation
AMD’s press kit for the launch:
In addition to our copy of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, AMD provided us with a motherboard with the X870E chipset, a G.SKILL 6000 MT/s C28 EXPO memory kit and a 1 TB Samsung 990PRO SSD containing an image of Windows 11 for our tests. We didn’t use the memory kit because all our previous tests with AMD Ryzen 9000/7000 processors were carried out with an 8000 MT/s memory kit. So we wanted to keep our tests fair.
As for the SSD, and therefore the pre-installed OS, we chose not to use it. In regards to our protocol, we preferred to use the same components as for other AMD processors. Referring to AMD’s review guide on the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, our various tests coincided with what we were entitled to expect from its performance. If we had experienced performance issues, we would have used this SSD to find out what the problem was. Thanks to AMD for making this complete kit available to us.
