Asus Z87 Sabertooth Motherboard Review (w/ Intel i7 4770k)

Dirt Showdown is the latest title in the franchise from Codemasters, based around the famous Colin McRae racing game series, although it no longer uses his name, since he passed away in 2007.

We configured the game to use high quality image settings, as shown above. We use the built in benchmark to get accurate, repeatable results for these specific tests.

We like to use settings that enthusiast users would adopt themselves. No one plays the latest Direct X 11 titles at 1024×768 with low IQ, especially with this expensive flagship hardware.

Both Core i7 systems are running at 4.5ghz on ASUS motherboards with 2,400mhz memory and the same GTX670 graphics card. It is not completely scientific, but as close as we can match. We use the built in benchmark to get accurate, repeatable results for these specific tests.


The 4770k comes out on top, by a small margin. This wouldn't be noticeable in the real world.

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