System Overview & Testing Procedures
We will be running the Z790 Taichi in the following setup.
Test System Specs
Processor: Intel Core i9-12900K
Motherboard: ASRock Z790 Taichi
Graphics: MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio
Memory: Lexar ARES DDR5-5200 32GB
Storage: Lexar NM800 Pro
Cooling: be quiet! Pure Loop 360mm
Power Supply: Corsair HX1200i
Case: Open PC Test Bench
For motherboard testing we will running the processor and motherboard and the default optimized settings in the BIOS (as if you would restore the defaults on the board). We feel that this is how most users will have their systems configured. So everything will be on auto, except for setting our profile for our memory.
Since this is our first Z790 motherboard we do not have any other boards to test against.
Here are the tests we’ll be running.
Overall System Testing
PCMark 10
CPU Testing
SiSoftware Sandra
– Processor Arithmetic
– Processor Multi-Media
CINEBENCH R23
3DMark CPU Profile Benchmark
Graphics Testing
3DMark
– Time Spy Benchmark
– Fire Strike Benchmark
– Port Royal Benchmark
Storage & Power Testing
CrystalDiskMark
Kill-A-Watt Meter
