Overclocking and Benchmarks
Alright people. Its time for benchmarks. Here’s some info about the system I used :
| CPU | Motherboard | Ram | GPU | PSU | Cooling |
| Intel Core i5 2500K | P8Z77 V Deluxe | Gskill 1600Mhz 9-9-9-24 | Radeon HD 7850 | AX 1200W | NH D14 |
| Intel Core i5 2500K | P8Z68 Deluxe | Gskill 1600Mhz 9-9-9-24 | Radeon HD 7850 | AX 1200W | NH D14 |
First the Overclocking
Asus has really tuned up the Turbo V Evo application in this board.So overclocking even for the lazy guys was a like a walk in the park. The auto tuning option has two modes Fast and Extreme. Fast gives a moderate overclock of the whole sytem while extrme really pushes the envelop,being the nut i am fast is not fast enough for me. So i cranked it up to extreme. Here’s what i got:
Taking matter into my hands I was able to push some more and I got 5ghz 3D stable on air:
Above that my chip was limiting me.
Well , here comes the tough part; the Results.
Benchmark Results
All the test were run as many times as to determine a consistent result when at stock,the overclocked test were however run 3 times on each conditions and the average was taken into considerations. Now the next three benchmarks are completely CPU dependent. So we will certainly see if there is any CPU performance increase with the new platform. Let the graphs do the talking.
Aida 64 CPU:
The AIDA 64 CPU test have baffled me a bit the diff bettween the two platforms was somewhat peculiar;in some test the Z77 lagging by as much as 15% versus the Z68 bit running at stock.
Aida 64 FPU:
The FPU test was online,not much of a difference at stock and it scaled as expected with overclock.
Next up the big boys of 2D benching Super Pi and Wprime:
Super and Wprime:
Not much to say here although Z77 scored a bit higher(worse) in Super Pi 32M and Wprime 1024M.
3DMark Vantage:
… and what do u know, they are just fighting among themselves.
Well, there goes the performance part. Not a bencher’s dream but it could have been worse(blame the chip-set;not the motherboard). Although from what i have heard it will be sorted out in the future Bios releases.
