Test Setup
- CPU AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
- Memory 16GB (2 x 8GB) Corsair Vengeance RGB 3,000MHz DDR4
- GPU Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 AMP! Edition
- PSU Corsair RM850i
- SSD Samsung SSD 850 Pro 256GB (SATA 6Gbps speed tests); Samsung 960 Evo 500GB (M.2 speed tests)
- CPU cooler Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML120L RGB
- Operating system Windows 10 64-bit
Tests/Analysis
Content Creation
- Cinebench R15
- PCMark 10 Photo Editing workload
- HandBrake video transcoding
File Compression
- Hamster Zip Archiver
Gaming
- 3DMark Time Spy (CPU test)
- Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (CPU test)
SATA 6Gbps and M.2 Storage
- CrystalDiskMark
Audio
- RightMark Audio Analyzer
Power
- Power consumption
Overclocking and EFI
- Overclocking, EFI, and software analysis
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