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We will be outlining the ASUS STRIX Z270F Gaming motherboard’s performance with the Core i7 7700K CPU and 16GB of 3200MHz G.Skill TridentZ DDR4 memory.
The ASUS STRIX Z270F Gaming motherboard gives an option to apply a multi-core turbo (MCT) state and force the 7700K to a constant 4.5GHz when XMP is enabled. This 4.5GHz forced turbo state will be presented as stock performance. Overclocked performance will be outlined later in the review.
ASUS applies a load voltage of around 1.22V under heavy load when using the forced turbo speed. This is a good voltage level which should not represent a cooling challenge for even modest air heatsinks.
Z270 Motherboard Test System:
- Processor: Intel Core i7 7700K (4.5GHz Forced Turbo).
- Memory: 16GB (2x8GB) G.Skill TridentZ 3200MHz 14-14-14-34 DDR4 @ 1.35V.
- Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX Titan X Pascal (custom fan curve to eliminate thermal throttling).
- System Drive: 500GB Samsung 840 SATA 6Gbps SSD.
- Games Drive: 960GB SK Hynix SE3010 SATA 6Gbps SSD.
- CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT.
- Power Supply: Seasonic Platinum 760W SS-760XP.
- Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Anniversary Update).
Compared Z270 Motherboards:
- ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K6.
- ASUS STRIX Z270F Gaming.
- Gigabyte Aorus Z270X-Gaming 7.
Software:
- ASUS STRIX Z270F Gaming BIOS v0603 (pre-release).
- GeForce 376.19 VGA drivers.
Tests:
- Cinebench R15 – All-core CPU benchmark (CPU)
- HandBrake 0.10.5 – Convert 6.27GB 4K video recording using the Normal Profile setting and MP4 container (CPU)
- SiSoft Sandra 2016 SP1 – Processor Arithmetic Test (CPU) and Memory Bandwidth Test (Memory)
- 7-Zip 16.04 – Built-in 7-Zip benchmark test (CPU & Memory)
- 3DMark Fire Strike v1.1 – Fire Strike (1080p) test (Gaming)
- Ashes of the Singularity – Built-in benchmark tool CPU-Focused test, 1920 x 1080, Extreme quality preset, DX12 version (Gaming)
- Grand Theft Auto V – Built-in benchmark tool, 1920 x 1080, Maximum quality settings, Maximum Advanced Graphics (Gaming)
- Metro: Last Light Redux – Built-in benchmark tool, 1920 x 1080, Very High quality, SSAA, AF 16X, Tessellation: High (Gaming)
- ATTO – M.2, USB 3.1, and SATA 6Gbps transfer rates (Motherboard)
- RightMark Audio Analyzer – Record and playback test using a line-in to line-out loopback with a 3.5mm audio cable (Motherboard)
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“Minimal onboard RGB LED lighting.”
Actually this is a good thing to most people out there that care about a strong and stable board and do not care about pretty little lights..Thank you for another great review another job well done.
It’s a negative to people who want RGB lighting. A lot or a little RGB lighting doesn’t really change the quality of the motherboard and its stability (something would have to go very wrong in the design and manufacturing process for that to happen).
Most modern boards with RGB lighting have an option to turn off the LEDs if a user desires. Granted that may seem wasteful but it gives a pair of options – good RGB lighting for users who want that and no lighting for users who prefer that. If somebody doesn’t want RGB lighting then the minimal onboard lighting of the Z270F Gaming won’t concern them.