3D Performance Results

Once we completed our CPU test suite, we took some time to play some games with the TPU community to get an overall feel for gaming on the GA-X79-UD5. After a couple of days we settled in to complete our 3D benchmarking, feeling confident that the Biostar TX77XE4 was going to put on a good show. Let's take a look at what numbers the board provided.

3DMark11

In 3DMark 11, the Biostar TX77XE4 was right in the middle of the pack when it comes to Intel Z77 Express results.

Civilization 5

Our first real-world 3D performance test comes in the form of Civilization 5, using the included benchmark. We let the game recommend us settings, and then disabled V-SYNC and AA to eliminate bottlenecks introduced by the GPU itself. Here the numbers were exactly as expected, with very little variation compared to previous results. A problem in this particular benchmark points to other issues, but the Biostar TX77XE4 passed with flying colors.

F1 2010

Our second real-world 3D performance test comes from CodeMasters, in the form of the "F1 2010" included benchmark. We let the game recommend us settings, which included 8xAA with our HD 6950 2 GB from XFX. Here the Biostar TX77XE4 was a bit underperforming, I think, but not really that low.

With the CPU and 3D performance compares out of the way, we took a closer look at the other performance features offered by the Biostar TX77XE4.