Test Setup
For our tests, we used a completely new test rig which comprises of a MSI Z170M Mortar motherboard, along with an Intel Core i5-6600K at default clock speed of 3.5GHz, as well as 16GB of Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4-3000 ram in dual channel mode.
All tests were conducted at default clock speeds at a resolution of 1920×1080. High or Ultra settings enabled.
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.5GHz |
| Cooling | XSPC RayStorm Pro CPU waterblock |
| Motherboard | MSI Z170M Mortar |
| Ram | 4 x 4GB Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4-3000 |
| XMP 2.0 profiles | Memory timings : 16-16-16-39 @1.2v |
| HDD | Adata XPG SX930 – 240GB |
| PSU | Thermaltake Toughpower XT 1275W (Snow Edition) |
| VGA card | HIS Radeon RX 480 Roaring Turbo 8GB GDDR5 |
| Watercooling |
Thermaltake Parts, RL 240 Radiators, PR11 pump and reservoir, hard tubes, C1000 coolant and various fittings |
| AMD Drivers | Catalyst Drivers 16.9.2 (Crimson Edition) |
| OS | Windows 10 |
AIDA64 Chipset Information
AIDA64 Motherboard Information
CPU-Z Information
Idle Temperatures @ 3.5GHz
We got super low temperatures, thanks to the watercooling setup we used, which included the XSPC Raystorm Pro CPU waterblock and ALL Thermaltake watercooling parts.
Load Temperatures @ 3.5GHz
