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System Name | Hotbox |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 110/95/110, PBO +150Mhz, CO -7,-7,-20(x6), |
Motherboard | ASRock Phantom Gaming B550 ITX/ax |
Cooling | LOBO + Laing DDC 1T Plus PWM + Corsair XR5 280mm + 2x Arctic P14 |
Memory | 32GB G.Skill FlareX 3200c14 @3800c15 |
Video Card(s) | PowerColor Radeon 6900XT Liquid Devil Ultimate, UC@2250MHz max @~200W |
Storage | 2TB Adata SX8200 Pro |
Display(s) | Dell U2711 main, AOC 24P2C secondary |
Case | SSUPD Meshlicious |
Audio Device(s) | Optoma Nuforce μDAC 3 |
Power Supply | Corsair SF750 Platinum |
Mouse | Logitech G603 |
Keyboard | Keychron K3/Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro M w/DSA profile caps |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
HWUnboxed just posted a pretty interesting video on how OOB performance varies across B560 boards with 65W 11th-gen Intel CPUs. While all of is is within Intel spec, performance in sustained all-core workload varied by over 40% on the 11700 and over 30% on the 11400F. Gaming performance was more even, but still varied by double digit percentages. The gist of it is that higher end (~$200) B560 boards run the chips without active power limits OOB, while cheaper boards enforce them strictly - which again introduces variable performance due to variations in voltage tuning etc. Even between the cheaper B560 boards with enforced power limits there were notable performance differences. These boards do allow for disabling power limits, though for two of the three boards tested this resulted in VRM power throttling on the 11700, causing intermittent hard throttling (below spec, 800MHz for one, 2GHz for the other). That's going to give a juddery and terrible experience, and alleviating it requires adding more VRM cooling (if at all possible).
So, given just how excellent the value proposition of this platform is overall, it's definitely worth ensuring that buyers know what they're getting into. Most CPU reviews even of the 11400 is likely done on unlocked Z590 platforms, so users can potentially see significantly lower performance than expected.
They promised a larger round-up of B560 boards coming up focusing on this, which should provide a pretty decent starting point for making recommendations.
So, given just how excellent the value proposition of this platform is overall, it's definitely worth ensuring that buyers know what they're getting into. Most CPU reviews even of the 11400 is likely done on unlocked Z590 platforms, so users can potentially see significantly lower performance than expected.
They promised a larger round-up of B560 boards coming up focusing on this, which should provide a pretty decent starting point for making recommendations.