The ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming Motherboard Review
by Gavin Bonshor on January 25, 2021 11:00 AM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
- AMD
- Asus
- ROG
- AM4
- Ryzen 3000
- X570
- Strix X570-E
- Ryzen 5000
- X570-E Gaming
Gaming Performance
World of Tanks enCore
Albeit different to most of the other commonly played MMO or massively multiplayer online games, World of Tanks is set in the mid-20th century and allows players to take control of a range of military based armored vehicles. World of Tanks (WoT) is developed and published by Wargaming who are based in Belarus, with the game’s soundtrack being primarily composed by Belarusian composer Sergey Khmelevsky. The game offers multiple entry points including a free-to-play element as well as allowing players to pay a fee to open up more features. One of the most interesting things about this tank based MMO is that it achieved eSports status when it debuted at the World Cyber Games back in 2012.
World of Tanks enCore is a demo application for a new and unreleased graphics engine penned by the Wargaming development team. Over time the new core engine will implemented into the full game upgrading the games visuals with key elements such as improved water, flora, shadows, lighting as well as other objects such as buildings. The World of Tanks enCore demo app not only offers up insight into the impending game engine changes, but allows users to check system performance to see if the new engine run optimally on their system.
Grand Theft Auto V
The highly anticipated iteration of the Grand Theft Auto franchise hit the shelves on April 14th 2015, with both AMD and NVIDIA in tow to help optimize the title. GTA doesn’t provide graphical presets, but opens up the options to users and extends the boundaries by pushing even the hardest systems to the limit using Rockstar’s Advanced Game Engine under DirectX 11. Whether the user is flying high in the mountains with long draw distances or dealing with assorted trash in the city, when cranked up to maximum it creates stunning visuals but hard work for both the CPU and the GPU.
For our test we have scripted a version of the in-game benchmark. The in-game benchmark consists of five scenarios: four short panning shots with varying lighting and weather effects, and a fifth action sequence that lasts around 90 seconds. We use only the final part of the benchmark, which combines a flight scene in a jet followed by an inner city drive-by through several intersections followed by ramming a tanker that explodes, causing other cars to explode as well. This is a mix of distance rendering followed by a detailed near-rendering action sequence, and the title thankfully spits out frame time data.
F1 2018
Aside from keeping up-to-date on the Formula One world, F1 2017 added HDR support, which F1 2018 has maintained; otherwise, we should see any newer versions of Codemasters' EGO engine find its way into F1. Graphically demanding in its own right, F1 2018 keeps a useful racing-type graphics workload in our benchmarks.
Aside from keeping up-to-date on the Formula One world, F1 2017 added HDR support, which F1 2018 has maintained. We use the in-game benchmark, set to run on the Montreal track in the wet, driving as Lewis Hamilton from last place on the grid. Data is taken over a one-lap race.
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vanish1 - Monday, January 25, 2021 - link
Its the style that Asus uses now. My old P6X58D-E were different in their actuation and it wasnt even an afterthought releasing themTrapStoner - Monday, January 25, 2021 - link
Your old x58? Lmao this is not 2008 no more, every board nowadays uses the same style locks. I have this board too and i can say that yes they are a bit annoying, but my asrock z97 board was absolutely the same so you just get used to it.vanish1 - Monday, January 25, 2021 - link
yeah no shit its not 2008 anymore captain obvious, the point is if it aint broke dont fix it.putins_pinky - Thursday, January 28, 2021 - link
Looks like the heatsinks are in the way. My Prime X570-P has the same slot design and it's no problem.docofkult - Monday, January 25, 2021 - link
I assume that Asus did not name the board x570 and then go for the B550 chipset. Check the specs overview ;)Slash3 - Monday, January 25, 2021 - link
I liked the "thicker thins" on the VRM heatsink block.:P
Makaveli - Monday, January 25, 2021 - link
"Some of its main features include Intel 2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 6, with dual PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2, with plenty of USB 3.2 G2 connectivity."This board has Realtek 2.5 GbE not intel.
Jpeterson1 - Monday, January 25, 2021 - link
It has both intel gigabyte, and realtek 2.5 gigabyte Ethernet. Just take a look at the back panel.Makaveli - Monday, January 25, 2021 - link
I can see that on the back panel. However what I quoted doesn't imply that.MTEK - Monday, January 25, 2021 - link
Nice board. I wanted to buy it in November along with an 5950X. However, the lack of availability and the China tariffs has been a mood killer. If the situation doesn't remedy itself by the end of Q2, I'll probably wait for this board's successor and Zen 4. Or rethink this expensive hobby.