It would be nice if you can thrown in a comparable dataset from an AMD system. It wouldn't be remiss to cut out motherboard gaming benchmarks altogether. The motherboard stopped being a factor cince, 2001 (?)
Although I agree with you that some comparison is necessary for the majority of users to have a "visual" difference vs other products, the board has always been a factor. Bad VRM, conductor and other important parts of it have to work properly for the overall system to have good stability, otherwise you start having random issues or, worst case scenario, fried components
I think it is good just to validate that there are no glaring performance issues that haven't been addressed. I agree that the benchmarks are pretty much useless otherwise though.
Seems more accurate than this review. This review just focuses on general performance out of the box if a normal single gpu config, so yes it's similar in performance with but with better DPC latency.
Problem is other models at this price point have more features and/or more efficient/powerful VRM design that doesn't require a bunch of little fans. The little fans are what help it drop VRM temps down to the 60s, but most VRMs don't really have any degradation problems even at in the 90Cs, so it's not clear what the price premium is paying for except DPC latency.
"This review just focuses on general performance out of the box if a normal single gpu config, so yes it's similar in performance with but with better DPC latency."
Not sure I understand your statement...both reviews are of the ASRock Z490 PG Velocita.
I meant that as in, this review compares the velocita in a single GPU config against other motherboards then just checks the results, whereas buildzoid's review actually looks into what features the board provides and how it manages to achieve its results i.e. a bunch of proprietary small fans when competitors have passive cooling more than good enough to keep VRMs stable.
The conclusion anandtech's review makes only makes sense if you ignore all the other features offered by competitors. Otherwise it doesn't make sense because you're paying the same price and getting fewer features on top of having more moving parts that can fail.
That title makes me wanna stop reading Anandtech. How stupid is that for a motherboard review !? This wouldn't even be good marketing, it just sounds immature. As others have pointed out, speed is not a main reason for MB buying decisions, design, build quality and reliability is.
While I can imagine the quality of tiny fans has improved significantly over the years, I would still not want anything to do with a motherboard festooned with three of them. There are lots and lots of alternatives at all sorts of price points that do not have or require active cooling of any sort.
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YB1064 - Monday, September 21, 2020 - link
It would be nice if you can thrown in a comparable dataset from an AMD system. It wouldn't be remiss to cut out motherboard gaming benchmarks altogether. The motherboard stopped being a factor cince, 2001 (?)Udyr - Monday, September 21, 2020 - link
Although I agree with you that some comparison is necessary for the majority of users to have a "visual" difference vs other products, the board has always been a factor. Bad VRM, conductor and other important parts of it have to work properly for the overall system to have good stability, otherwise you start having random issues or, worst case scenario, fried componentsYB1064 - Monday, September 21, 2020 - link
The stress tests should bring out any issues with the VRM. Gaming benchmarks don't add much to a MB review.oRAirwolf - Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - link
I think it is good just to validate that there are no glaring performance issues that haven't been addressed. I agree that the benchmarks are pretty much useless otherwise though.AMDSuperFan - Monday, September 21, 2020 - link
Why didn't they benchmark this system with an AMD CPU in it? Scared?Tomatotech - Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - link
Absolutely agree. Don’t forget the hammer to help install an AMD cpu in it. The benchmarks won’t be great though.mattkiss - Monday, September 21, 2020 - link
Hmm...Buildzoid didn't like this mobo very much: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmKiwDL3UrAwhatthe123 - Monday, September 21, 2020 - link
Seems more accurate than this review. This review just focuses on general performance out of the box if a normal single gpu config, so yes it's similar in performance with but with better DPC latency.Problem is other models at this price point have more features and/or more efficient/powerful VRM design that doesn't require a bunch of little fans. The little fans are what help it drop VRM temps down to the 60s, but most VRMs don't really have any degradation problems even at in the 90Cs, so it's not clear what the price premium is paying for except DPC latency.
mattkiss - Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - link
"This review just focuses on general performance out of the box if a normal single gpu config, so yes it's similar in performance with but with better DPC latency."Not sure I understand your statement...both reviews are of the ASRock Z490 PG Velocita.
whatthe123 - Friday, September 25, 2020 - link
I meant that as in, this review compares the velocita in a single GPU config against other motherboards then just checks the results, whereas buildzoid's review actually looks into what features the board provides and how it manages to achieve its results i.e. a bunch of proprietary small fans when competitors have passive cooling more than good enough to keep VRMs stable.The conclusion anandtech's review makes only makes sense if you ignore all the other features offered by competitors. Otherwise it doesn't make sense because you're paying the same price and getting fewer features on top of having more moving parts that can fail.
Chaitanya - Monday, September 21, 2020 - link
Yay, one more example of lazy engineering: slapping multiple tiny fans with proprietary connectors on VRM heatsoak and calling it a day.rahvin - Monday, September 21, 2020 - link
Why would you test non-UEFI boot times? Is anyone still using legacy Bios?JanW1 - Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - link
That title makes me wanna stop reading Anandtech. How stupid is that for a motherboard review !? This wouldn't even be good marketing, it just sounds immature. As others have pointed out, speed is not a main reason for MB buying decisions, design, build quality and reliability is.PeachNCream - Tuesday, September 22, 2020 - link
While I can imagine the quality of tiny fans has improved significantly over the years, I would still not want anything to do with a motherboard festooned with three of them. There are lots and lots of alternatives at all sorts of price points that do not have or require active cooling of any sort.Archer_Legend - Friday, September 25, 2020 - link
There are several mistakes in the article, as you can see on the box it is written velocità not velocita.javedhashmi - Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - link
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