Test Setup

We test STRX40 motherboards using AMD's Threadripper 3960X CPU along with 32GB (4 x 8GB) of Corsair 3,466MHz Vengeance Pro RGB DDR4 memory. We're also using an EK Water Blocks EK-MLC Phoenix 240mm CPU cooler and Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2070 Super Founders Edition. To test the M.2 PCIe 4.0 capabilities we're using a 1TB Corsair MP600 SSD and, where possible, using the motherboard's own heatsinks to cool it to obtain both speed and SSD temperatures.

Test System

• CPU AMD Threadripper 3960X
• Memory 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 3,466MHz DDR4
  
• Graphics card Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super Founders Edition
  
• PSU Corsair RM850i
  
• SSD Samsung 970 Evo 2TB (OS); Corsair NVMe Gen4 SSD 1TB (speed/thermal testing)
  
• CPU cooler EK Water Blocks EK-MLC Phoenix 240mm
  
• Operating system Windows 10 64-bit

Tests

Content Creation and Rendering

Cinebench R20

Blender

Gaming 

3DMark Time Spy (CPU test)

Far Cry 5 Benchmark

M.2 Storage and USB 3.1

CrystalDiskMark

Audio

Rightmark Audio Analyzer

Power

Power consumption  

Overclocking, EFI and software

Overclocking, EFI and software discussion