This PC is mainly used for specific processes involving storage devices. Of course, at the end of the day, it is just another computer and is used from time to time for everyday tasks and occasionally as a LAN gaming station for guests.
Hardware:
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Zen → Summit Ridge (14 nm) Stepping ZP-B1 8 Cores, 16 Threads Base clock 3.60 GHz Caches: L1 : 768 KB L2: 4 MB L3: 16 MB 95 Watts TDP |
| Socket | AM4 (Desktop) μOPGA, 1331 Contacts |
| Cooling | Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 RGB All-in-one liquid cooling Two PWM-controlled 120 mm fans |
| Mainboard | Gigabyte AX370 Gaming K5 ATX |
| Chipset | AMD X370 Promontory (55 nm) Passive cooled 5.8 Watts TDP |
| Memory | 16 GB G.Skill Flare X (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200, 14-14-14-34 1T (1.35 Volts) Dual-Channel DIMM (Unbuffered) 2 of 4 Slots used |
| Graphics | MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming Maxwell 2.0 → GM206-300-A1 (28 nm, TSMC) 4 GB GDDR5 VRAM PCIe 3.0 x16 Limits maximized 120 Watts TDP |
| DirectX OpenGL OpenCL Vulkan CUDA Shader Model | API 12.0, Feature Level 12.1 4.6 3.0 1.4 5.2 6.8 |
| Used Graphics Output | HDMI 2.0 @ 1920 x 1080, 60 Hz DVI-D @ 1280 x 1024, 60 Hz |
| Audio | Realtek ALC1220 (PCIe, integrated) |
| Boot device | SSD Samsung 970 Evo Plus (1 TB) 1 GB LPDDR4-1866 DRAM-Cache Passive cooled (JEYI) NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2, 2280 |
| Storage devices | SSD Samsung 840 Evo (250 GB) 256 MB LPDDR2-1066 DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ SSD Samsung 750 Evo (250 GB) 256 MB DDR3 DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ SSD Samsung SM863a (480 GB) MZ7KM480HMHQ-000FU 512 MB DRAM-Cache SATA-III 2.5″ SSD Apacer AS350 (512 GB) DRAM-less SATA-III 2.5″ HDD WD Red (4 TB) WD40EFRX-68WT0N0 5400 rpm / 64 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″ HDD WD Enterprise Re (1 TB) WD1004FBYZ-01YCBB1 7200 rpm / 128 MB Cache SATA-III 3.5″ |
| Network | 1 Gbit Ethernet, RJ-45 Intel I211 (PCIe, integrated) |
| Power supply | Corsair TX750 750 Watts max. ATX |
| Case | BeQuiet Silent Base 802 Black with Window |
| Miscellaneous | RGB-LED Lighting |
Firmware:
| Manufacturer | American Megatrends, Inc. |
| Type | UEFI 2 x 128 Mb ROM (2 x 16 MB) |
| Version | F51m, 25.12.2023 |
Software:
| Operating systems and versions | x64 Microsoft Windows 11 Professional 25H2, German x64 Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 22H2, German x64 Linux Mint Always up to date, German |
| Type of Boot | UEFI with Secure Boot |
| Partition table | GUID Partition Table |
Benchmarks:
| PassMark | 6228 Points https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=315630906810 |
| Cinebench R23 | Single 981 Points Multi 9354 Points |
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