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AWD-IT Phoenix (w/ R7 1700X) System Review

First of all, it is worth noting that the system ships with 206GB free SSD space, while the 2TB HDD has 1.81TB available.

Here we get an overview of the CPU and GPU, courtesy of CPU-Z and GPU-Z, respectively.

The Ryzen 7 1700X is a octa-core chip that supports SMT, giving it a total of 16 threads. AWD-IT have left it at stock clocks, with a 3.4GHz base clock, while it boosts to 3.8GHz. Using XFR, it may boost higher, but only if there is sufficient thermal headroom.

The Inno3D GTX 1080 is equipped with 8GB of GDDR5X VRAM, and it has been left at stock frequencies: 1607MHz base clock, 1734MHz boost clock. GPU Boost 3.0 should take it well above those frequencies, though.

Comparison systems

Dell Inspiron 15 7559

  • Intel Core i7-6700HQ
  • Nvidia GTX 960M
  • 16GB Dual-Channel 1600MHz DDR3 RAM
  • 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD

ECS LIVA X

  • Intel Bay Trail-M Celeron N2808 SoC
  • Intel HD Graphics
  • 4GB DDR3L RAM
  • 64GB eMMc storage

ECS LIVA X2

  • Intel Braswell N3050 SoC
  • Intel HD Graphics
  • 2GB DDR3L RAM
  • 32GB eMMC storage

PCSpecialist Lafité

  • Intel Core i3 i3-5010U
  • Intel HD Graphics 5500
  • 8GB Kingston SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB)
  • 240GB Kingston V300 SSD

Dell Latitude 13 7370

  • Intel Core™ m5-6Y57
  • Intel HD Graphics 515
  • 8GB LPDDR3 1866MHz Memory
  • 256GB Solid State Drive M2 2280 PCIe

UK Gaming Computers Styx

  • Intel Core i5-6500
  • Asus Turbo GTX 960
  • 8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 2400MHz DDR4 RAM
  • 500GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD

ASUS ROG GX700

  • Intel Core i7-6820HK
  • Nvidia GTX 980 (desktop)
  • 32GB DDR4 2400MHz RAM
  • 2x 256GB Samsung SM951 PCIe SSDs in RAID0

DinoPC Primal GT0

  • AMD FX-8320
  • AMD RX-480
  • 16GB DDR3 2133MHz RAM
  • 240GB Adata Premier SP550

PCSpecialist Defiance III 17.3

  • Intel i7-6700HQ
  • Nvidia GTX 1060
  • 16GB HyperX DDR4 2133MHz RAM
  • 512GB SanDisk X400 M.2 SATA SSD

Gigabyte BRIX Gaming UHD

  • Intel i7-6700HQ
  • Nvidia GTX 950
  • 16GB Crucial DDR4 2133MHz RAM
  • 512GB Samsung Pro M.2 SSD

Gigabyte BRIX i7A-7500

  • Intel i7-7500U
  • Intel HD Graphics 620
  • 16GB G.Skill DDR4 2133MHz RAM
  • 256GB Toshiba OCZ RD400 M.2 SSD

AWD-IT Aura

  • Intel i7-6700K
  • Nvidia GTX 1070
  • 16GB Corsair Vengeance 3000MHz DDR4 RAM
  • 500GB Samsung 750 EVO SSD

Cyberpower Infinity X55 VX

  • Intel i5-6402P
  • Nvidia GTX 1060
  • 16GB Corsair Vengeance LED 3000MHz DDR4 RAM
  • 256GB Intel 600p M.2 SSD

Shuttle XPC Nano NC02U5

  • Intel i5-6200U
  • Intel HD Graphics 520
  • 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1600MHz DDR3 RAM
  • 256GB Toshiba OCZ RD400 M.2 SSD

Overclockers UK Neuron

  • Intel i5-6600K
  • Nvidia GTX 1070
  • 16GB Corsair Vengeance 3000MHz DDR4 RAM
  • 256GB Intel 600p M.2 SSD

Gladiator SuperNova

  • Intel i5-7600K
  • Nvidia GTX 1060
  • 16GB HyperX 2133MHz DDR4 RAM
  • 250GB SK Hynix SL308 SSD

Dell XPS 13 9360

  • Intel i7-7500U
  • Intel HD Graphics 620
  • 8GB 1866MHz DDR3L RAM
  • 256GB PCIe SSD

Mesh 7EVEN Gaming PC

  • Intel i5-7600K
  • Nvidia GTX 1060
  • 16GB Corsair Vengeance 3000MHz DDR4 RAM
  • 250GB WD Blue M.2 SSD

Asus ZenBook 3 (UX390)

  • Intel i5-7200U
  • Intel HD Graphics 620
  • 8GB 2133MHz DDR3L RAM
  • 512GB SATA M.2 SSD

And lastly my personal desktop with a Core i3-4160, 8GB 1866MHz DDR3 and a GTX 960.

Test software

  • SiSoft Sandra
  • Cinebench R15
  • Handbrake
  • CrystalDiskMark
  • ATTO Disk Benchmark
  • 3DMark 11
  • 3DMark
  • VRMark
  • Prime 95 (version 26.6)
  • CPUID HWMonitor
  • AIDA64 Engineer
  • Fraps

Test games

  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Doom (2016)
  • Deus EX: Mankind Divided
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands

Today we are testing the Phoenix at 1080p, 1440p and 2160p (Ultra HD 4K). All tests were conducted using the Nvidia GeForce 378.92 driver, the latest at the time of writing.

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3 comments

  1. Great review, flawed system. It hurts me to see such high end components put in what was always meant to be a cheap budget bottom end case, just because they put a tempered glass window on the side doesn’t change it. I had the case and could only tolerate it for a month. It really is paper thin rubbish and the CPU and GPU cooling on that system both exhaust back into the case. This could have been so much better with something like a Be Quiet Silent Base 600 Tempered Glass Which Retails for around the same price.

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  3. I emailed AWD to ask a few questions about a PC kit they were selling a few years ago. Never heard back from them so wasn’t impressed. Lost me as a customer then, funny how that works…..
    Hopefully they have changed.