CCL Athena Aura (i5/1070) System Review

1. Introduction2. CCL Athena Aura3. Testing Methodology and Configuration4. SiSoft Sandra5. Cinebench R156. Handbrake Video Encoding7. SSD & HDD Performance8. USB 3.0 Bandwidth Testing9. 3DMark 1110. 3DMark11. VRMark12. Grand Theft Auto V (1080p, 1440p and 4K)13. Rise of the Tomb Raider (1080p, 1440p and 4K)14. Ashes of the Singularity (1080p, 1440p and 4K)15. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (1080p, 1440p and 4K)16. Ghost Recon: Wildlands (1080p, 1440p and 4K)17. Thermal Dynamics and Acoustics18. Power Consumption19. Closing Thoughts20. View All Pages

To test the USB 3.0 ports on the Athena Aura, I plugged in an OCZ Trion 150 SSD via a SATA-to-USB 3.0 5Gbps adapter, which uses the ASMedia ASM1053 controller. We reviewed the SSD HERE, finding it delivers good speed at a budget price.

Most importantly, it is capable of saturating the USB 3.0 bus, allowing us to test the speeds the USB 3.0 ports deliver. To test this, I ran both CrystalDiskMark and ATTO Disk Benchmark on the Trion 150 drive.

As expected, we see speeds in excess of 400 MB/s which indicates that the USB 3.0 interface is just fine.

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