Unboxing and Simple Review of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and MSI B850M-MORTAR-WIFI Motherboard
An upgrade to AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and MSI B850M MORTAR WIFI was tested, replacing an Ultra7-265K system that had random crashes. The board features WiFi 7 (FastConnect 7800), two PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 slots, USB 20Gbps Type-C, and 5Gbps Ethernet. Benchmarks show the 9950X outperforming the 265K by about 20% in Cinebench R23/R15 and Ludashi, while CPU-Z and Geekbench results are close. Integrated graphics are considerably weaker. Power draw ranges from 135W idle to 511W under dual load. The 265K offers better price-to-performance for productivity; the 9950X runs hotter and is harder to cool.
Ultra7-265K & Gigabyte Z890M-AORUS-ELITE-WIFI7 Motherboard - Quick Unboxing Review
An unboxing review covers Intel Ultra7 265K (8P+12E, 5.5GHz), Gigabyte Z890M AORUS ELITE WIFI7 motherboard, and Asgard DDR5 6400MHz 64GB memory, purchased for ¥3,499 and ¥1,489. The board offers WiFi7, USB4, 2.5G LAN, and three M.2 slots. Benchmarks: Cinebench R23 2256 single/35187 multi; Geekbench 6 3184/21833; memory read 97.5, write 131.4, copy 101.9 GB/s. Power draw: 100W idle, 300W CPU stress, 500W full system with RTX 3070.