Benchmarks: System and Gaming
Put an overclocked Core i5-4690K together with quick DDR3 memory, an SSD and a latest-generation GeForce GTX 970 graphics card and you're all-but guaranteed solid performance.
1080p Gaming Performance (Average FPS) |
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| Game | Image Preset | Scan 3XS Z97 Performance Q10 |
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(EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SC ACX) |
(EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti SC ACX) |
(MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti Gaming) |
(EVGA GeForce GTX 780 SC ACX) |
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| BioShock Infinite | Medium Quality | 209.5 |
230.3 |
230.6 |
214.9 |
| High Quality | 183.6 |
208.5 |
209.4 |
191.9 |
|
| Max Quality | 114.6 |
126.4 |
125.5 |
112.2 |
|
| Total War: Rome II | Medium Quality | 254.9 |
271.7 |
260.4 |
232.0 |
| Very High Quality | 135.8 |
137.9 |
134.1 |
118.9 |
|
| Extreme Quality | 71.9 |
73.7 |
72.6 |
63.2 |
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Gaming at 1080p? Then there's more enough oomph on offer here to drive today's latest games. Image-quality settings can generally be cranked up to maximum, and performance levels are closing in on systems outfitted with overclocked GeForce GTX 780 Ti cards.
4K Gaming Performance (Average FPS) |
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| Game | Image Preset | Scan 3XS Z97 Performance Q10 |
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(EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SC ACX) |
(EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti SC ACX) |
(MSI GeForce GTX 780 Ti Gaming) |
(EVGA GeForce GTX 780 SC ACX) |
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| BioShock Infinite | Medium Quality | 59.4 |
78.6 |
74.8 |
65.4 |
| High Quality | 52.7 |
71.2 |
68.3 |
59.9 |
|
| Max Quality | 37.1 |
43.1 |
42.2 |
36.8 |
|
| Total War: Rome II | Medium Quality | 89.5 |
94.6 |
93.3 |
81.7 |
| Very High Quality | 45.9 |
47.7 |
47.7 |
40.7 |
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| Extreme Quality | 21.8 |
23.4 |
23.4 |
19.8 |
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Gaming at a lush 4K resolution isn't quite so easy, but there's still potential on offer in this demanding scenario. Turn the quality settings down a notch or two and it's possible to achieve a desired 60 frames per second, which at this lofty resolution looks absolutely stunning.
