Comparison Systems |
| System Name |
Acer Predator G6-710 |
Asus RoG G20CB |
Chillblast Fusion Nano Fury |
Cyberpower Trinity 300 |
PC Specialist Vulcan 440 |
Scan 3XS Nanu Carbon |
Scan 3XS Z170 Vengeance |
Vibox Rapture Chaos MX1 |
| Overclocked |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| CPU |
Intel Core i7-6700K |
Intel Core i7-6700 |
Intel Core i5-6600K |
Intel Core i7-5820K |
Intel Core i7-4790K |
Intel Core i7-5820K |
Intel Core i7-6700K |
Intel Core i5-6600K |
| Max Turbo Frequency |
4.6GHz |
4.0GHz |
4.4GHz |
4.0GHz |
4.6GHz |
4.0GHz |
4.6GHz |
4.5GHz |
| CPU Cores / Threads |
4 / 8 |
4 / 8 |
4 / 4 |
6 / 12 |
4 / 8 |
6 / 12 |
4 / 8 |
4 / 4 |
| CPU TDP |
91W |
65W |
91W |
140W |
88W |
140W |
91W |
91W |
| CPU Cooler |
Cooler Master Air Cooler |
Asus RoG G20CB |
Corsair Hydro Series H75 |
Cooler Master Seideon 120V |
Corsair Hydro Series H100i |
Noctua NH-U9DX i4 |
be quiet! Dark Rock 3 |
NZXT Kraken X61 |
| Motherboard |
Acer Predator G6-710 |
Asus RoG G20CB |
ASUS Z170I Pro Gaming |
ASRock X99E-ITX/ac |
Asus Maximus VII Ranger |
ASRock X99E-ITX/ac |
Asus Z170 Pro Gaming |
MSI Z170A Gaming Pro |
| Memory |
SK hynix 32GB DDR4 (2x16GB)* |
16GB DDR4 (2x8GB) |
Crucial 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB) |
Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB) |
Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB DDR3 (2x8GB) |
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB) |
Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB DDR4 (2x4GB) |
Patriot Viper Xtreme 16GB DDR4 (4x4GB) |
| Memory Speed |
15-15-15-36-2T @ 2,133MHz |
15-15-15-36-2T @ 2,133MHz |
15-15-15-36-2T @ 2,133MHz |
15-15-15-35-2T @ 2,400MHz |
10-10-10-30-1T @ 1,600MHz |
14-16-16-31-2T @ 2,400MHz |
15-17-17-35-2T @ 3,000MHz |
16-18-18-36-2T @ 2,800MHz |
| Graphics |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB |
Asus Radeon R9 Nano 4GB |
MSI GeForce GTX 980 OC 4GB |
Zotac GeForce GTX 980 4GB |
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Superclocked ACX 6GB |
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Superclocked ACX 6GB |
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6GB |
| Sound Card |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
Onboard audio |
| Primary Storage Device |
512GB Kingston SSD** |
128GB SK hynix SSD |
256GB Samsung SM951 PCIe M.2 SSD |
250GB Samsung 850 Evo SSD |
500GB Samsung 850 Evo SSD |
512GB Samsung SM951 PCIe M.2 SSD |
256GB Samsung SM951 PCIe M.2 SSD |
250GB Samsung 850 Evo SSD |
| Second Storage Device |
2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD |
2TB Toshiba HDD |
1TB Seagate SSHD |
2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD |
2TB WD Caviar Black HDD |
- |
2TB WD Green HDD |
2TB WD Black HDD |
| Third Storage Device |
2TB Seagate Barracuda HDD |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Fourth Storage Device |
1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Optical Drive |
DVD Writer |
DVD Writer |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Samsung DVD Writer |
- |
| PSU |
FSP 750-80EGN (750W, internal) |
Asus RoG G20CB (230W + 180W, external) |
Corsair CS650M (650W, internal) |
Cooler Master B600 (600W, internal) |
Corsair RM850 (850W, internal) |
Corsair CS550M (550W, internal) |
Corsair CS550M (550W, internal) |
Super Flower Leadex Gold (750W, internal) |
| Chassis |
Acer Predator G6 |
Asus RoG G20CB |
Raijintek Metis |
Deepcool Tristellar |
NZXT H440 |
Fractal Design Node 304 |
Corsair Obsidian Series 450D |
NZXT Noctis 450 |
| Operating System |
Windows 10 (64-bit) |
Windows 10 (64-bit) |
Windows 10 (64-bit) |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) |
Windows 8.1 (64-bit) |
Windows 10 (64-bit) |
Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| Warranty |
One year |
One year |
Five years (two-year collect-and-return including parts, five-year labour) |
Three years (one-month collect-and-return, two-year parts, three-year labour) |
Three years (one-month collect-and-return, one-year parts, three-year labour) |
Three years (first year onsite, second year return-to-base with parts and labour, third year return-to-base with labour only) |
Three years (first year onsite, second year return-to-base with parts and labour, third year return-to-base with labour only) |
Two years (90-day collect-and-return, two-year parts, lifetime labour) |
| Date Reviewed |
February 2016 |
January 2016 |
October 2015 |
July 2015 |
May 2015 |
June 2015 |
August 2015 |
September 2015 |
| Cost As Reviewed |
TBC |
£1,500 |
£1,500 |
£1,999 |
£1,499 |
£1,919 |
£1,500 |
£1,850 |
*UK specification includes 12GB DDR4
**Retail storage configuration to be confirmed |
