Performance – Part 2
3D performance and games
3D tests were performed on the RTX4080 graphics card from Colorful, which is still one of the fastest options on the current market.
All the UL benchmarks perform great and even slightly better than expected. Below are our results, which are close to the error margin compared to other reviewed X870 and X870E motherboards.
UL benchmarks are mainly known for the 3DMark series, a market standard for years. The new tests provide support for the latest graphics card technologies. However, they’re not games; users often wish to know the results of their favorite titles. Since covering all games is impossible, some selected at 1440p at ultra settings are below.
All the games also give us similar results on all X870 and X870E motherboards, which confirms that the X870E Nova is a perfect motherboard for gaming and provides optimal performance. The best results are the same or 1FPS higher on more expensive motherboards, but again, it can be an error margin, considering we see over 110FPS in all presented games.
Networking
The X870E Nova is equipped with 5Gbps Intel LAN and WiFi 7. Both options are perfect for even more demanding users. During various tests, we had no problems with the connection quality on both connection types.
Our result for the TamoSoft benchmark is above. 4766Mpbs average is slightly less than the maximum network controller bandwidth, but it’s never close, so we see it as a very good result.
Since the test environment has many wireless networks and thick walls, the signal isn’t perfect, so we decided to focus on the internet speed and access time. In connections between various servers, we had no problems with latency or the maximum bandwidth. Both are about as high as the ISP offers.
Overclocking
Since we used Ryzen 9 7950X, the maximum overclocking frequency is not as high as that of the latest 9000 series CPUs. However, we could still set the x0.5 ratio higher than the previous generation Gigabyte X650E Master or ASUS X670E Gene motherboards. The result is similar on all ASRock X870 and X870E motherboards we tested, proving that regardless of the model, we get a well-designed motherboard with a strong power section. Since I mentioned the power design, there is no audible coil whine during the extended high CPU load, which is important for some users.
As with all ASRock motherboards, we can also use all the AMD overclocking options and enhanced PBO settings. However, on our test setup, results with enabled PBO were not much different than those in automatic settings. The X870E Nova sets the maximum CPU ratio at x58.5, and depending on the CPU quality and used cooling, boosts the CPU frequency up to 5.75-5.85GHz.
