All tests were performed at room temperature and with custom water cooling. Although we can’t go on an absolute record hunt, we already get a representative impression of the usability at the relative limits of the hardware. Here’s another reminder that this particular CPU and RAM kit combination still holds the record in PyPrime 2B at room temperature.
As always, a complete list of the test hardware used can be found here:
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Unfortunately, once again in this Rocket Lake motherboard review, a CPU has gone from us and again during a RAM stress test with relatively low voltages and temperatures. Even though two incidents of this type are still statistically considered coincidental, I am now somewhat very skeptical of if there might be a common cause. Of course, I can’t completely absolve myself of human error or completely rule out the possibility of mistyping. But in other words: I never had a CPU die before and now with Rocket Lake two in one generation. Anyway, I was able to complete the most important tests beforehand and in the future a capture card will be my permanent OC witness.
It was also interesting that the Z590 Aorus Tachyon doesn’t show any postcode at all when booting with a defective CPU. Other boards at least still signal here with “00” that something is seriously wrong. Not so here, because only after a complete disassembly of the board and its heatspreader to get to the CMOS battery, I got the idea to change the CPU. So there would be room for improvement in both respects to make diagnosis easier.
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