Acer Predator Orion X Prebuilt Review (13900KS + 4080)

1. Introduction2. Test Setup3. System Benchmarks4. Game Benchmarks5. Thermals, Noise & Power6. Closing Thoughts7. View All Pages

Software and Games

To test the Predator Orion X. we used the following software/games:

• 3DMark Time Spy
• AIDA64 Engineer
• Blender Benchmark
• Cinebench R23
• CrystalDiskMark
• PCMark 10
• Cyberpunk 2077
• F1 23
• Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered
• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
• Resident Evil 4
• Returnal

We used the Nvidia 552.22 driver, which was the latest at the time of testing.

Comparison Systems

We are using the KitGuru GPU Test System as the primary comparison for the Orion X. It uses the same CPU and we installed the 4080 Founders Edition GPU. This allows us to see what, if any, compromises have been made by using the same core components in a SFF chassis.

• CPU: Intel Core i9-13900KS
• Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 Gaming X AX
• Memory: 32GB (2x16GB) Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5 6000MHz
• Graphics Card: RTX 4080 Founders Edition
• SSD: 4TB Seagate Firecuda 530 Gen 4 PCIe NVMe
• Chassis: Corsair 5000D Airflow Tempered Glass Gaming Case
• CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i Elite RGB High Performance CPU Cooler
• Power Supply: Corsair 1600W Pro Series Titanium AX1600i Digital Modular PSU
• Operating System: Windows 11 23H2

We are also comparing against the new Corsair One i500 that we recently reviewed, with an i9-14900K and RTX 4090:

• CPU: Intel Core i9-14900K, Liquid-cooled (8 P-Cores, 16 E-Cores, 32 Threads, Up to 6.0GHz)
• Chipset: Intel B760
• Memory (4x DIMM Slots): 64GB (2x32GB) CORSAIR DDR5-6000
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6X, Liquid- cooled
• NVMe SSD: 2TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe
• Power: CORSAIR 1000W 80 PLUS GOLD
• Software: Windows 11 Pro 64-bit, Corsair Diagnostics, Corsair One Dashboard
• Size: 391mm x 185mm x 300mm / 15.3″ x 7.6″ x 11.8″

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