Test Setup
For our tests, we will be using a test rig which is comprised of the ASRock B660 Steel Legend Motherboard, along with an Intel Core i9-12900KF @ 3.9 GHz / Boost @ 5.2 GHz, as well as 16GB of Adata XPG Spectrix D60G DDR4-3600 in dual channel mode.
All tests were conducted at turbo clock speeds at a resolution of 1920×1080. High or Ultra settings enabled.
Unfortunately, I was not able to test the motherboard using a GeForce RXT 30-series due to chip shortage/scalpers/overpricing, so the bottleneck would come from the graphics card itself. Yes, I’m stuck with a Radeon RX 6500 XT … *sigh*
| CPU | Intel Core i9-12900KF (Alderlake) 12th Gen 10nm |
| Cooling | Cooler Master MasterLiquid PL240 Flex AIO 240mm |
| Motherboard | ASRock B660 Steel Legend |
| Ram | 16GB of Adata XPG Spectrix D60G DDR4-3600 |
| XMP profiles | Yes |
| SSD/HDD | Adata Legend 840 1TB (PCIE Gen4x4) |
| PSU | Thermaltake ToughPower PF1 ARGB 1050W |
| VGA card | ASRock Radeon RX 6500 XT |
| Drivers | Latest Software Adrenalin Drivers from AMD |
| OS | Windows 10 |
AIDA64 Info
CPU-Z Info
Load Temps
For cooling we used the Cooler Master MasterLiquid PL240 Flux AIO cooler, and manged to get a full load temperature of 99 degrees Celsius, which is expected for the Alder Lake processsor.Intel’s Alder Lake processors has a TDP of 125W (241W with Turbo Boost enabled) and known to run extremelt hot! I highly recommend you get a decent AIO Liquid cooler for your Alder Lake processors.
