Overclockers UK Neuron (GTX 1070) System Review

1. Introduction2. OverclockersUK Neuron3. Testing Methodology4. SiSoft Sandra5. Cinebench R156. Handbrake Video Encoding7. SSD & HDD Performance8. USB 3.0 Bandwidth Testing9. 3DMark 1110. 3DMark11. VRMark12. Grid Autosport (1080p, 1440p and 4K)13. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (1080p, 1440p and 4K)14. Grand Theft Auto V (1080, 1440p and 4K)15. Doom (1080p, 1440p and 4K)16. Thermal Dynamics and Acoustics17. Power Consumption18. Closing Thoughts19. View All Pages

First things first – storage. With a fresh install of Windows 10, the Intel 600p SSD has 215GB of free space. The 2TB is obviously completely empty, with 1.81TB being available to users.

Next, we get a look at the CPU and GPU, thanks to CPU-Z and GPU-Z respectively.

The i5-6600K is a quad-core chip but it does not support HyperThreading. OCUK overclocked it to 4.5GHz using 1.35 volts.

The Gigabyte GTX 1070 has a base clock of 1595MHz, while it boosts to at least 1785MHz under load. However, thanks to GPU Boost Technology 3.0, I saw it settle at 1949MHz when playing games. Out-of-the-box that is an impressive gain over the Founders Edition.

Comparison systems

Today I will be comparing the Neuron with the following 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

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

• Grid Autosport
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Doom (2016)

Today we are testing the Neuron at 1080p, 1440p and 2160p (Ultra HD 4K). All tests were conducted using the latest Nvidia GeForce 376.09 driver.

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