Audio encoding
Naposledy sme sa zaoberali základnou doskou, ktorá, ktorá je aj vďaka nižšej cene vhodná najmä na použitie s lacnejšími procesormi. Teraz tu máme o zhruba 50 eur drahšiu Gigabyte B660 Aorus Master DDR4. Príplatok tu má jasné opodstatnenie a odzkadľuje sa na lepších vlastnostiach. Napájacia kaskáda je výrazne efektívnejšia, chladiče sú účinnejšie a výbava je celkovo bohatšia, vrátane svetielok.
Audio encoding
Test environment: Audio encoding is done using command line encoders, we measure the time it takes for the conversion to finish. The same 42-minute long 16-bit WAV file (stereo) with 44.1 kHz is always used (Love Over Gold by Dire Straits album rip in a single audio file).
Encoder settings are selected to achieve maximum or near maximum compression. The bitrate is relatively high, with the exception of lossless FLAC of about 200 kb/s.
Note: These tests measure single-thread performance.
FLAC: reference encoder 1.3.2, 64-bit build. Launch options: flac.exe -s -8 -m -e -p -f
MP3: encoder lame3.100.1, 64-bit build (Intel 19 Compiler) from RareWares. Launch options: lame.exe -S -V 0 -q 0
AAC: uses Apple QuickTime libraries, invoked through the application from the command line, QAAC 2.72, 64-bit build, Intel 19 Compiler (does not require installation of the whole Apple package). Launch options: qaac64.exe -V 100 -s -q 2
Opus:reference encoder 1.3.1, Launch options: opusenc.exe –comp 10 –quiet –vbr –bitrate 192
- Contents
- MSI Pro Z690-A DDR4 in detail
- What it looks like in the BIOS
- Methodology: Performance tests
- Methodology: How we measure power draw
- Methodology: Temperature and frequency measurements
- Test setup
- 3DMark
- Borderlands 3
- F1 2020
- Metro Exodus
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
- Total War Saga: Troy
- PCMark and Geekbench
- Web performance
- 3D rendering: Cinebench, Blender, ...
- Video 1/2: Adobe Premiere Pro
- Video 2/2: DaVinci Resolve Studio
- Graphics effects: Adobe After Effects
- Video encoding
- Audio encoding
- Photos: Adobe Photoshop, Affinity Photo, ...
- (De)compression
- (De)cryption
- Numerical computing
- Simulations
- Memory and cache tests
- M.2 (SSD) slots speed
- USB ports speed
- Ethernet speed
- Power draw curve (EPS + ATX connector) w/o power limits
- Power draw curve (EPS + ATX connector) with Intel’s power limits
- Total power draw (EPS + ATX connector)
- Achieved CPU clock speed
- CPU temperatures
- VRM temperatures – thermovision of Vcore and SOC
- SSD temperatures
- Chipset temperatures (south bridge)
- Conclusion
Do you guys think this board would handle the 13900K? With power limits and decent air cooling (Noctua NH-D15, U14S, Dark Rock Pro 4, AK62, or Thermalright PA 120SE?
With a power limit of 253 W? The Pro Z690-A DDR4 is up to the task for such a load, although you have to expect lower power efficiency. But that’s only natural in this class.
Hey guys, I have a Gigabyte 750h psu that i bought back in 2020, thing is.. it only has 1x 8pin CPU power connector, this motherboard required 2x 8pin CPU power connectors, i want to purchase this motherboard along with a i5 13600k (im not gonna do overclocking at least until i change the psu) am I gonna be ok with just 1x 8pin CPU power cable connected ?
Yes, a single 8-pin EPS connector (or a pair of two 4-pin connectors) will be sufficient with the Core i5-13600K, and by a wide margin. It’s capable of 336 W, and your processor’s power draw won’t be more than 180 W.
First of all, congratulations for the work done, I have never seen such complete tests for motherboards. There are so many information that I didn’t even think about, now I’m confused. Before, I didn’t think about the consumption or the achieved CPU clock speed.
MSI MAG B660M Mortar WiFi (128 USD) it consumes less energy and at the same time keeps the CPU at a higher frequency!
MSI Pro Z690-A DDR4 (170 USD): I thought it was a clear winner, I thought I’d put a 12600k on it and then in a few years upgrade to a 13900k or maybe even the 14 series. More lanes.
At the same time, there are chances that I will not upgrade to a CPU on the same platform. Hard to chose, or not?
I wouldn’t be put off by the difference in achieved clock speeds. This is just the sort of thing that can be well controlled by a simple manual adjustment of the settings. The Pro Z690-A DDR4 board obviously has a more aggressive minus offset setting for AVX instructions and therefore achieves lower CPU clock speeds in Cinebench. But in games and at lower load they are already the same as with the B660M Mortar. To a certain extent, until the limits of the VRM (in)efficiency are reached, the power draw can be tuned. It’s possible that what makes a bigger difference in the power draw than VRM efficiency (the components on the Pro Z690-A DDR4 don’t look that much worse on paper…) on the hardware side is that the Pro Z690-A DDR4 has a significantly more aggressive power supply, which can be adjusted. But that’s all a matter for detailed manual tweaking and fine-tuning.