Test Setup
For our tests, we used a test rig which includes the ASRock TRX40 Taichi Motherboard, along with an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Processor
All tests were conducted at turbo clock speeds at a resolution of 1920×1080. High or Ultra settings enabled.
| CPU | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Processor (24/48)Base 3.8GHz – Boost 4.5GHz |
| Cooling | Noctua NH U12S TR4 Cooler |
| Motherboard | ASRock TRX40 Taichi |
| Ram | Thermaltake Toughram RGB 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4-3200 ram |
| XMP profiles | DDR4-3200 |
| SSD/HDD | Viper VPN100 512GB PCIE M.2 SSD |
| PSU | Cooler Master V850 Gold 850W |
| VGA card | Zotac GeForce RTX 2080 |
| Nvidia/AMD Drivers | Latest Radeon Adrenalin Software Nvidia Geforce Game Ready drivers |
| OS | Windows 10 |
CPU-Z
AIDA64 Mobo/Chipset
Windows System Properties and Device Manager
Load Temps
Load temperatures reached a worryingly high of around 94 degrees Celsius, which isn’t surprising since the TDP is a massive 280W. However, our Noctua NH-U12S did an adequate job of cooling the processor … but only just! I would highly recommend you use a decent AIO cooler.
