Benchmark tests
Our test platform consists of the following
Gigabyte Z270X-Gaming 7
- Intel Core i5-7600K clocked at 3.8GHz and oc to 4.8GHz + Intel heatsink/fan
- Gigabyte G1 Gaming NVIDIA 1060 GTX
- Corsair Vengeance LPX 2 x 8GB DDR4-3200 XMP (CMK16GX4M2B3200C16)
- Coolermaster RS650 650W PSU
Gigabyte Z170X-UD5
- Intel Core i7-6700K clocked at 4.0GHz + Intel heatsink/fan
- Gigabyte G1 Gaming NVIDIA 1060 GTX
- Corsair Vengeance LPX 2 x 8GB DDR4-3200 XMP (CMK16GX4M2B3200C16)
- Coolermaster RS650 650W PSU
In our tests, we used the two motherboards with two different processors used in a similar setup. As we are testing a 6th generation core i7 with a 7th generation i5, the results are expected to be in favour of the Core i7. There are exceptions though. See the benchmarks in the following pages.