Performance Analysis

Ramping up the system in our stress tests by combining Furmark and Prime95 saw a peak CPU temperature of 89°C, which given the ambient temperature of 23°C was fairly toasty for a stock-speed CPU. However, appreciating the temperature of the air coming out the rear radiator, it was fairly clear that the fan's speed was only just up to the task of dealing with lengthy periods under full load and that a PWM-controlled fan that could spin faster under load, but kick back at idle, would definitely be a far better option. The GPU temperature of 72°C and resulting delta T of 49°C was far more respectable and well away from any throttling danger zone, even after ten minutes of Furmark.

At least the PSU has some headroom, with a peak power draw of just 337W, even a 500W PSU would be ample, so with 650W in tap, there's plenty of scope for adding more powerful hardware. The SSD isn't the fastest we've seen and is significantly slower than some of the recent PCIe 4.0 devices we've tested, but a read speed of 2,483MB/sec is more than enough for most of us and only if you transfer hundreds of gigabytes of data around regularly would you benefit from anything quicker, especially as the random speed tests and PCMark 8 storage traces were also on par.

Those that will be dealing with multi-threaded tasks often and can splash a little more cash would be well-advised to opt for a Ryzen 7 3700X, but the Ryzen 5 3600X is no slouch, coming pretty close to the performance of the Intel Core i9-9900K of the Corsair One i164 in HandBrake and within a few hundred points in Cinebench - not bad considering it costs a third of the price.

In games, the RTX 2060 Super proved able to deal with the tough Metro Exodus at 1080p and 1440p and also at 1080p with RTX enabled, but at 1440p things dipped a little too low at the ultra graphics setting, even with HairWorks and PhysX disabled. Total War: Three Kingdoms was an easier test, although our decision to add the 4K test here wasn't particularly useful, with an average frame rate of just 25fps  - best stick to 1440p or below. In most other tests the card proved an equal to the RX 5700 and was noticeably quicker than the RTX 2060 in the older CyberPowerPC Infinity PC in the 3DMark tests.

Conclusion

Even without a warranty, delivery, a pre-built PC and the cost of an OS, the components already cost about the same as the asking price for the CyberpowerPC Ultra 5 RTX Super. In terms of value, then, it's hard to argue against what's on offer - you simply cannot build it for less, especially once you factor in your own time. That should be the appeal of any pre-built PC, and CyberpowerPC has achieved that task with flying colours. There are a couple of flies in the ointment, though, which are minor, but ultimately prevent it gaining our top award. Firstly, there's the fixed-speed fans. These add noise and the mediocre rear fan is also a tad weak, combined with a very skinny radiator, to deal with a six-core CPU. We'd also have liked to see a better job done with cable tidying and some faster RAM used, but other than this, we can't really fault it. The PC looks good, is a solid 1080p and 1440p gaming machine, is excellent value and comes with a decent warranty, so while there are one or two reservations, we're happy to hand out our recommended award.