Performance – Part 1
All tests were performed on the Biostar B660GTA Racing motherboard, Intel i5-12600K processor, ASUS Strix RTX3070 8GB graphics card, 16GB Patriot Viper Steel Low Latency DDR4-4000 CL16 memory kit and Crucial P5 Plus 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD on which was installed Windows 11 Pro. Everything else will be mentioned during the tests.
Below are some photos of the test rig.
Processor performance and mixed load tests
During the tests were no problems with stability or reaching the processor’s declared frequency. Voltages were within’ specified values, and even though in use was Noctua NH-P1 cooler, designed for passive or semi-passive mode, the CPU wasn’t overheating and was keeping optimal performance.
Below is our result in the PCMark 10. PCMark results are essential as they show how all components work together in a mixed load environment. It can be translated into regular daily work, so we all do and expect good results.
Our score is perfect for the i5-12600K processor. We can clearly say that the performance is about as high as the Z690 motherboards.
PCMark 10
Memory performance
The motherboard has no problem with the Patriot Viper Steel Low Latency DDR4-4000 memory kit, and it could even run at Command Rate 1N. However, we couldn’t set Gear 1 mode, which caused worse latency. I recommend staying at up to DDR4-3800, where Gear 1 mode still works.
Below is a quick test at DDR4-4000 and Gear 2 mode. The same settings were used in all our performance tests, and there were no problems with stability.
Storage performance
M.2 SSD performance has been tested using Crucial P5 Plus 1TB SSD. 6.77GB/s is about the best result we could achieve on this SSD.
USB 5Gbps ports run as expected. For this test has been used Patriot Supersonic Rage 1TB flash drive.
