TEMPERATURE & POWER CONSUMPTION
We check to see how motherboard makers tune their default BIOS settings and see how it impacts temperatures and power consumption. The system is left to idle for 30 minutes before readings are taken and load data is taken 30 minutes while Prime95 blend test is running. Power readings are taken for the entire system from the socket.
Most overclock-oriented boards we’ve tested have all been very greedy when it comes to power consumption. The same still applies here. Albeit the power consumption of the M6Extreme is good to see compared to its predecessor but that could just be the processor. Regardless, power is on the high side as well as temperature but seeing as if you can afford a board like this, chance are you won’t be using a tower heatsink and would opt for a custom water-cooling loop.