Performance: Part 1
Performance and overclocking have been tested using an AMD Ryzen 2600X processor, three memory kits (DDR4-2933, 3200 and 3466), SATA and NVMe SSD, and the GTX1080Ti graphics card. More details will be under the tests.
I can say it’s a high-end gaming PC so nothing really unusual. All components are easily available in popular online stores.
Let’s begin the tests.
AIDA64 is showing us some nice numbers. Our Ballistix Elite 64GB memory kit was able to run at DDR4-3333 CL14 1.35V what is pretty good result considering that all memory slots were in use.
Lower capacity, 16GB memory kit runs at DDR4-3466 CL14 1.35V what is also a good result. We have to remember that this motherboard was tested with memory kits up to DDR4-3466 and even this frequency is marked as OC so not guaranteed.
Interesting is that new Micron IC, so pretty much everything from Crucial Ballistix memory kits or HyperX Fury, runs without issues at DDR4-3600. Timings have to be relaxed like CL20 but it’s easier to stabilize than any high-end memory series based on Samsung IC.
Performance in rendering benchmarks like Cinebench R15 is as high as expected. Ryzen processors handle rendering really well so the good motherboard can help to achieve top results and full stability without performance drops during work.
Results in 3D benchmarks like 3DMark or VR Mark are also as high as expected for the X470 motherboards. All the results are repeatable and regardless if the processor is at default settings or is overclocked, there are no issues with power section or overheating of any components.
One quick look at the 3DMark results which are pretty good like I already mentioned.
You can see one PCMark 10 result at default settings with 3DMarks. Below is the same test with memory overclocked to DDR4-3600 CL20. It’s popular recently Micron E-die memory IC. As you can see results are a bit higher what says that memory frequency helps in performance. PCMark 10 is good for such comparison because it uses various popular applications to perform tests. The Taichi X470 handles higher memory frequency pretty good. I could say that whatever is able to boot then is able to stabilize. On the other hand, DDR4-3733+ is not really possible while there are other ASRock motherboards which were tested in our redaction up to DDR4-3866. I guess it won’t matter much for most users.
One more PCMark, this time it’s PCMark 8 and Creative Accelerated test to show you expected performance on this platform. Results are high and I feel like I’m repeating myself too many times but really I think that all users will be satisfied with the results on the X470 Taichi.
