Test Setup
For our tests, we used a test rig which includes the EVGA X299 Micro motherboard, along with an Intel Core i5-7640X (Kaby Lake-X) at default clock speed of 4.0GHz (turbo boost 4.2GHz), as well as 8GB of G.Skill Trident-Z DDR4-3200 ram in dual channel mode.
All tests were conducted at turbo clock speeds of 4.2GHz at a resolution of 1920×1080. High or Ultra settings enabled.
| CPU | Intel Core i5-7640X (Kaby Lake-X) @ 4.0GHz / Turbo @ 4.2GHz |
| Cooling | EVGA Liquid 280 CLC AIO CPU cooler |
| Motherboard | EVGA X299 Micro |
| Ram | 2 x 4GB G.Skill Trident-Z DDR4-3200 |
| XMP 2.0 profiles | Memory timings : 15-15-15-35 @1.2v |
| SSD/HDD | Patriot Hellfire PCIE M.2 256GB SSD |
| PSU | Thermaltake Toughpower RGB 750W |
| VGA card | Zotac GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5 |
| Nvidia Drivers | Latest GeForce Drivers v385.28 – WHQL |
| OS | Windows 10 |
AIDA64 Info
CPU-Z Info
Idle Temps
Idle temps look good at around 36 degrees Celsius. In fact, it’s the lowest we’ve seen for our Core i5-7640X so far, all thanks to the EVGA CLC 280 Liquid AIO CPU cooler.
Load Temps
Load temps was also very good at only 50 degrees Celsius. This again, is thanks to the EVGA CLC 280 Liquid AIO CPU cooler, which we installed for this new test rig.
Normally, the average load temps for our Core i5-7640X reaches around 65 degrees Celsius, so we recommend getting a good all-in-one liquid cooler (AIO).
