System Overview & Testing Procedures
The Z270 Classified K was installed in our test bench, which we use to test all of our motherboards. All of the hardware besides the motherboard stays the same to keep things uniform.
Test System Specs
Processor: Intel Core i7-7700K
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming X 3GB
Motherboard: EVGA Z270 Classified K
Memory: 16 GB Crucial DDR4 2133 MHz
Storage: Toshiba OCZ VX500 512GB Solid State Drive
Power: Corsair AX860i
Cooling: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme
Case: HighSpeed PC Top Deck Tech Station
For motherboard testing we have completely revamped everything for Windows 10. First off 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.
We will be testing the motherboard at it default optimized setting and comparing it to the other Z270 motherboards we’ve tested up to this point. They include:
– Aorus Z270X-Gaming 9 (Review)
Overall System Testing
PCMark 8
– Home Benchmark
– Work Benchmark
– Creative Benchmark
PCMark 7
SiSoftware Sandra
– Overall System Benchmark
CPU Testing
SiSoftware Sandra
– Processor Arithmetic
– Processor Multi-Media
CINEBENCH R11.5 64-bit
x264 HD Benchmark 5.0
Graphics Testing
3DMark
– Time Spy Benchmark
– Fire Strike Benchmark
– Sky Diver Benchmark
SATA, USB & Network Testing
CrystalDiskMark
SiSoftware Sandra
– Network (LAN) Benchmark
Now let’s get to testing!
