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ASRock Z97 Extreme6 Motherboard Review (w/ Samsung XP941 M.2 SSD)

We measured the power consumption with the system resting at the Windows 7 desktop, representing idle values.

The power consumption of our entire test system (at the wall) is measured while loading only the CPU using Prime95′s in-place large FFTs setting. The rest of the system’s components were operating in their idle states, hence the increased power consumption values (in comparison to the idle figures) are largely related to the load on the CPU and motherboard power delivery components.

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Power consumption of ASRock's controller-heavy Z97 Extreme6 is slightly lower than that of Gigabyte's overclocking-orientated Z97X-SOC Force. ASRock's twelve phase Super Alloy power delivery system seems to be an efficient one.

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4 comments

  1. Please review the asrock z97 extreme9. It may eliminate your ONLY con with its PLX chip and greater PCIe capability.

  2. Did you try using the XP941 as a boot drive?

  3. Amazing review! Powerfull board!
    Please review the Asrock Z97 Extreme9!!!
    Thank you!