All tests are performed in the latest version of Windows 11. For earlier reports of AMD suffering performance issues, please refer to this update published by AMD which notes that the issue has been resolved.
All systems tested use the same version of the application and no data from previous reviews are used for this test. All games are updated to their latest version and are set to details indicated in their charts. Back2Gaming prefers running games in max details with motion blur off.
Resizable BAR is enabled for all testing, when applicable.
| Test System: Intel (10th/11th) | |
| CPU | Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-10900K |
| Motherboard | ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XIII EXTREME |
| RAM | G.Skill TridentZ Royal DDR4-4000 C17 16GBx2 |
| GPU | ZOTAC RTX 3080 Ti AMP EXTREME |
| Storage | KLEVV CRAS 920 2TB M.2 NVMe |
| Cooling | NZXT Kraken X73 RGB |
| Power Supply | FSP HydroG Pro 1000w |
| Test System: Intel 12th | |
| CPU | Intel Core i9-12900K |
| Motherboard | ASUS PRIME Z690-A |
| RAM | Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 CL40 |
| GPU | ZOTAC RTX 3080 Ti AMP EXTREME |
| Storage | KLEVV CRAS 920 2TB M.2 NVMe |
| Cooling | NZXT Kraken X73 RGB |
| Power Supply | FSPÂ HydroG Pro 1000w |
| Test System: AMD | |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
| Motherboard | ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Formula |
| RAM | G.Skill TridentZ Royal DDR4-4000 C17 16GBx2 |
| GPU | ZOTAC RTX 3080 Ti AMP EXTREME |
| Storage | KLEVV CRAS 920 2TB M.2 NVMe |
| Cooling | NZXT Kraken X73 RGB |
| Power Supply | FSP HydroG Pro 1000w |
Special thanks to ASUS, GIGABYTE, Kingston, FSP and ZOTAC for the hardware used in this test. Special thanks to Cybenetics Labs, NVIDIA, PassMark ,OCCT and CapFrameX for the testing equipment and software we use in this review.
All testing for motherboards are done with XMP enabled (DDR5-5200).
What does it mean that this is not gaming board? What does it miss?
It states that it “not a gaming or creator motherboard… and that is fine” which means its not particularly geared for both BUT honestly, it works well for either. Board makers tune gaming boards for higher performance e.g. higher boosts versus Intel stock but that’s pretty marginal. Other than that, not so much in “gamer”-ey features like a ton of RGB connectors and boosted audio or LAN.