Test Setup and Methodology
All the guts and the glory!
Our testing setup for this review includes the hardware as listed in the table below. The NVIDIA drivers that were used were version 368.81. The latest BIOS available at the time of testing for the motherboard was also used (P1.30). We will be testing the CPU, Memory, and 3D performance using the latest benchmarking suites widely available to everyone. Typically, we have charts for comparison with other products, however this is the first Skylake based motherboard that I have had the privilege of testing so far. Comparison charts will be utilized in the next motherboard review. So for this review we will have standalone results that you may still compare with, if you so desire.
Take a look at some additional information about the testbed, obtained with CPU-ID’s system information and monitoring utility, CPU-Z (v1.77).
Here is some information regarding the installed memory’s frequency and timing settings using CPU-Z.
Take a look at some additional information about the graphics setup in this testing platform obtained with TechPowerUp’s graphics card information and monitoring utility, GPU-Z (v1.9.0).
As promised the testing results are on their way, just click over to the next page!
7 comments
What memory kits you’ve test?! can you test some 2800 mhz, with xmp?
there is a list in asrock’s website that has all compatible non z ddr4 oc modules!
Looks like a excellent board…
I was planning to buy this for overclock, I will have a non K CPU. Could be a good option.
i actually bought the board and did what you hadnt!
overclocking !!!
i can say it super easy, you only change bclk and cpu volt!
i got my g3900 celeron to 4480 mhz stable !
but ddr4 is another story, xmp wont load, and you cannot set a mhz value , bclk doesnot increase dram speed , so you’ve left with only asrocks non – z ddr4 oc! which is an option to set memory, to
comfort (no oc stock 2133)
sport (some oc , though supposed to be stable)
sport +
i have trident z 2800 2×8 gb and it work at a certain degree , i got the ram in sport + to run at 2520 mhz
but cpu could only be overclocket to 3300 mhz, after that , overcloking the ram , and the system wont boot at all, so i left ddr4 oc , focused only in the cpu to achive 4480 mhz at 1.36 v core ….
its free performance after all!!! but if it where in an z170 board , you could have also oced the ram using xmp or simple ram overclocking and not that comfort/sport+ asrocks has on h170 boards….
overall the results are pretty amazing! but i suggest getting a z170 with SKY OC bios and run both cpu and dram overclocks!
Thanks for the comments. Do you have any screenshots you can send to us media@funkykit.com . I can upload it and edit the review with your results.
you have your photo, i you like a can send you some from the uefi bios as well!
Ok sure