Overclocking

Overclocking with the Biostar TX77XE4 was just as exceptional as the audio performance, reaching our 4.6 GHz "reference" overclock with just 1.18 V set in BIOS. Memory easily reached 2400 MHz by simply enabling the XMP memory profile, and the fully overclocked system passed all stability testing the very first time. I actually started with 1.2 V in BIOS, and then dropped the voltage even further. Overclocked load power consumption measured in at 103 Watts.

Overclocked Performance Summary

Cinebench provided a substantial performance increase when over clocked, something that resounds true through the entire series of Intel-based products. Here the Biostar took the top spot, leaving me speechless. Biostar a top-level performer? You bet!


Likewise, SuperPi 32m results proved the same as Cinebench, with substantial performance increases that are also noticed on previous Intel platforms, and here again the Biostar TX77XE4 took the top spot. Simply amazing.


WPrime 1024M numbers further the results, showing that there is true power available when overclocking the Biostar TX77XE4, although the Biostar TX77XE4 only took the second spot here.


For a bit of 3D action we fired up CodeMaster's F1 2010 to find that the Biostar TX77XE4 behaved like a few other products we've tested, noticing negative performance in this app when overclocked.


With Codemaster's F1 2010 starting to show it's age, and proving less reliable in showing performance increases, we've added the Shogun 2 DirectX 9 CPU benchmark to our testing suite. Here again the Biostar TX77XE4 took the top spot. I don't think I need to re-iterate how impressive this really is.