is here to start the new school year again. Especially for students who entered university life after the college entrance examination, it can be said that after experiencing various "hard" experiences, they finally came to the campus life they had always dreamed of. As freshmen in colleges and universities, naturally many students will buy a new computer for themselves to meet various usage needs in campus life. Whether it is academic, entertainment, or even the most popular work needs of self-media, online live broadcasts and video creation that bring personal creation nature has become a part of campus life.
Compared with laptop , which focuses on portable experience, the diverse configuration of DIY PC desktops and high-degree hardware upgrades. Of course, more importantly, compared with fixed-configured sets or laptops, DIY PC desktops are more affordable in price, and have become the main choice for many students.
Contemporary students are also paying more and more attention to computer performance. After all, more and more game masterpieces now require excellent experiences. Even while wanting to play games, they can also edit videos on the game video network, which also tests the performance of the hardware performance of the computer platform in different application scenarios. The performance and functional support of the CPU processor and GPU graphics card determines the performance of the computer. As the core of the computer's brain, the
CPU processor not only needs to mobilize and coordinate the coordinated work of the hardware of the computer platform, but also needs to compute and process the instructions and software data interactions of different scenarios. Therefore, the good and bad choice of CPU processor lay the key to the performance of the platform. With the popularity of Intel 12th-generation Core series CPUs with better performance and function support, DIY PC desktop computer with Intel 12th-generation Core series processor as the core will be an excellent choice.
Next, we will talk to you about the ideas and ideas of computer configuration core hardware that can meet the needs of content creation while meeting the needs of various game masterpieces. We will add a test link to check whether the computer platform can meet the needs of use. Finally, we will recommend a complete set of computer configurations for everyone to refer to based on the actual model.
CPU processor recommendation - Intel Core i7 12700KF processor
As a requirement, it can not only meet the running needs of various game masterpieces, but also adapt to the use of different application scenarios and software, and even meet the needs of multi-task running simultaneously in specific scenarios, which has high requirements for the performance and function support of the CPU processor. So we recommend Intel Core i7 12700KF to you.
Core i7 is a high-end model series that is positioned as a high-end model series of Intel Core series processors. It has always had excellent hardware configuration and examples of efficient multi-task parallel processing. In addition, the 12th-generation Core has brought new changes in architecture and technology, which can further improve the comprehensive capabilities of this high-end positioning processor series.
Intel Core i7 12700KF is a processor that does not have a built-in core graphics card and can support overclocking functions. This can be seen with the suffixes of "K" and "F" in its model. Such a function has very good comprehensive performance presentation. Supporting overclocking has certain playability for students who like to explore computer hardware performance. Excluding core graphics cards can better leverage the hard power of the high-end positioning of Core i7 series processors in the issue of building a high-performance platform with independent graphics cards and reducing hardware compatibility.
At the same time, Intel Core i7 12700KF is also an x86 desktop processor designed with a hybrid architecture. The introduction of the hybrid architecture of P and E cores has further improved the overall working efficiency of the processor. The processor has 8 performance cores and 4 energy efficiency cores, a total of 12 cores and 20 threads, a performance core frequency of 3.6-4.9GHz, a TB 3.0 turbo frequency can reach 5.0GHz, and a performance core frequency of 2.7-3.8GHz. With such a core equipment, you can have a comprehensive and efficient experience whether you play games or apply productivity, which is very in line with the current use requirements of students and friends.
GPU graphics card type recommendation - NVIDIA RTX3070 graphics card
GPU graphics card has performance dependence on current gaming applications, so a high-performance graphics card can not only bring players a smooth gaming experience, but also further bonus points in the presentation of various effects of the game, and visual effects can give players a more realistic game immersion atmosphere.
In order to meet the increasingly demanding hardware configurations of the masterpieces of today's game, as well as the needs of ray tracing special effects, 2K and even 4K ultra-high resolution picture applications, the positioning series of high-end RTX3070 graphics cards is a good choice.
RTX3070 can enable the expressiveness of higher-level ray tracing technology in the game. Although the video memory is 8GB, which seems a bit small, for most current gaming works, this video memory configuration can still meet the needs of use.
motherboard type recommendation - B660 motherboard
motherboard is the main installation carrier of computer platform hardware. In addition, students and friends use it, they pay more attention to having a certain cost-effectiveness while maximizing excellent expansion and subsequent upgrade support. After all, four years of college are not long and short, and hardware iteration and upgrade and expansion must also keep up with the trend.
B660 series motherboards can be said to be able to achieve a balanced model series in terms of functions and prices. As a motherboard that supports the 12th-generation Core series processors, it can support the current mainstream DDR4 and the soon to become the mainstream DDR5 memory. It has a very outstanding inheritance and transition choice. It can not only experience the technological function innovation brought by the 12th-generation Core series processors, but also better control the budget of the purchase, and does not have to worry about the high price and high budget brought by the new hardware of the entire platform.
Of course, if the budget quota is large, the Z960 series motherboard can provide more abundant hardware gameplay and functional support than the B660 motherboard, but the price of the product is much more expensive than the B660.
memory type recommendation - DDR4 memory
Although there are more and more DDR5 memory products on the market now, the price is still at a high level, especially some high-frequency and large-capacity sets are at a higher price than DDR4 memory. Therefore, DDR4 memory has a purchasing advantage and a higher cost-effectiveness, while DDR5 memory is more suitable for groups with loose budgets, wanting to experience the new memory and have higher performance needs. In terms of installation compatibility, the motherboards that support the 12th generation Core series currently provide a segmented version that supports DDR5 and DDR4 memory, which also better meets the installation and use support of users with different memory specifications.
performance test test
Since the CPU processor, GPU graphics card and motherboard selection ideas as important hardware carriers have been determined, we will build a test platform based on this construction idea to check whether it can meet the application support of students in the school year such as learning, entertainment and creation.
In terms of hardware matching, we will take a look at the relevant hardware information of the test platform through CPU-Z. The CPU processor is Core i7 12700KF, the GPU graphics card is NVIDIA RTX3070, and the motherboard is temporarily lacking in B660 motherboard products during testing, so the Z690 motherboard is temporarily replaced, and the memory part is DDR5 memory with DDR5-4800 specifications.
can display the hardware specifications and parameters of the current test platform in a simpler and more intuitive way through Hwinfo64 software.
AIDA64 CPU, GPU performance test and memory performance test
AIDA64 The most used part is memory performance test. In fact, AIDA64 also has performance tests on CPU and GPU. As can be seen in the above test screenshot, the Core i7-12700KF combined with RTX3070 can be seen in memory read, write and copy. In memory read, write and copy, you can see that the three data rates of the CPU have reached above 70,000MB/s, while the GPU is also maintained at above 23,000MB/s, demonstrating the efficient performance of Core i7-12700KF in data interaction. In some random read tests, RTX3070 also has a very significant outstanding performance.
3DMARK is a graphics card performance test program in the eyes of many users. Indeed, most of the versions launched by 3DMARK are benchmarks for graphics card performance. However, with the change of the times, 3DMARK has expanded the core objects of the test, led by a single graphics card, and has been derived from the current performance test of the hardware on the whole platform. This time, we collect the multi-core and multi-threading performance of the CPU processor by conducting 3DMARK tests. It can be seen from the test results of
thread that the core frequency of Core i7-12700KF can reach full load state in tests of different threads, and the overall presentation is also very good. The single thread score is 1066, the two threads are 2012, the four threads are 3977, the eight threads are 7461, the 16 threads are 9510, and the maximum thread is 10166.
PCmark10 whole machine test
PCMark 10 is a comprehensive benchmarking software for computer whole machine performance, including a series of performance tests, custom operation options, battery life data charts and storage benchmarks, fully meeting a number of modern office needs. Using this software for testing, users can get a set of relatively comparative system scores, which facilitates users to understand the performance of their computers. Among the four scenario tests of
PCMark10, the commonly used basic functions score is 11741, the productivity score is 11757, the digital content creation score is 15000, and the game score is 24748. From this we can see that the combination of Core i7-12700KF and RTX3070 maintained a very good level throughout the test, especially high-load tests such as games, which can have quite good scores.
Blackmagicic raw speed test test:
Blackmagic RAW Speed Test is a CPU and GPU testing tool that users can use to test the speed at which their system decodes full resolution Blackmagic RAW. Multi-CPU cores and GPUs can be detected automatically and will be used during testing, so users can get accurate and real results. The
test score is the final result reference benchmark with 8K resolution. The CPU gets 61 FPS, and the graphics card CUDA has 142 FPS, which shows that the Core i7-12700KF and RTX3070 are quite excellent in decoding multiple high-resolution and even ultra-high-resolution RAW files.
Blender Benchmark Rendering Test:
Blender Benchmark is used to test the CPUGPU rendering performance test program. Through the test program, you can model, animation, material, rendering, and audio processing series of operations on different computer hardware.
test mainly considers the rendering performance of the CPU and GPU. The test is divided into three parts. The monster test score is 153.488846, the junkshop test score is 87.729017, and the last classroom score is 72.154389.
CrossMark test:
CrossMark's test results for PC performance are relatively real, and the comprehensive evaluation is carried out through three aspects: productivity, creativity, and reaction negligible.
After passing the test platform, the test score for productivity was 1977, the test score for creativity was 2423, the test score for reaction ability was 2010, and the overall score was 2162.
UL Procyon Benchmark:
UL Procyon Benchmark Set provides hardware manufacturers and their suppliers with a range of accurate and impartial benchmarks. Each Procyon benchmark is designed for a specific use case and uses actual applications where possible.
Procyon benchmark test is divided into three parts: office productivity, picture editing and video editing. These three tests test the platform's comprehensive capabilities, and the test results are office productivity 7950, picture editing 9259, and video editing 9019. Judging from the results, office productivity is mainly conventional editing, and the platform performance load is not large, while the platform load pressure on the platform is greater than that of the office productivity, and the hardware performance of the test platform can be very easy to handle.
PugetBenchmark test:
Pugetbench is a benchmark test plug-in launched by Puget System. It can conduct a series of complex tests on videos and pictures, and finally obtain a benchmark score.The test includes multiple simulation application scenario tests for different video and picture software, including AE, PS, PR and DaVinci series mainstream video picture media editing and editing software.
conducted these four test scenario modes on the test platform, with the AE test score of 1216, the PR test score of 930, the PS test score of 1343, and the DaVinci test score of 1470. PR's performance is lower than that of several other software, which may be due to the higher platform performance load requirements of video editing than image editing, video color tuning, and nonlinear special effects production. However, the test results still reflect the ability of the test platform to meet the operation and application support of this type of professional multimedia processing software.
"Metro: Return" game test
"Metro: Return" has turned on Extreme setting screen effects and ray tracing effects, and the overall hardware load requirements for the platform become quite high, which also tests whether the test platform can meet the requirements of smooth game operation, and the result is certain. The combination of Core i7-12700KF+RTX3070 is achieved after two rounds of game-produced benchmark tests. The average frame rate of the picture is 75.4 frames, which is much higher than the 60 frames of the game screen to run smoothly. The maximum frame rate of the picture frame rate in some scenes reaches 141 frames, indicating that the performance of the platform is still fully displayed in the game.
" Gears of War 5" game test
"Gears of War 5" conducts game testing under ultra-high image quality settings and 4K resolution settings. The test results show that the game's platform frame number at 4K resolution reaches 62.6 frames, meeting the smooth running level line of more than 60 frames.
platform CPU processor overclocking test
Core i7-12700KF As a non-locking frequency processor that supports overclocking, it allows many students who have strong hands-on ability and like to discover hardware performance to experience the fun of overclocking. In addition, the 12th generation Core series processor and the motherboard chip that matches it also bring a simpler and more convenient way to overclocking. It does not require a large number of complicated and experienced veterans to play overclocking in the past. Now even novices can experience the fun of overclocking well.
We use the AI overclocking settings in the BIOS and manual overclocking operations to achieve core overclocking to 5.0GHz (AI overclocking settings) and 5.3GHz (manual) through the AI overclocking settings in the BIOS. Let’s see how the scores obtained by the last two core frequencies of the product will change after being tested by the test software.
AIDA64 Memory performance test
overclocked to 5.0GHz
overclocked to 5.3GHz
CrossMark test:
overclocked to 5.0GHz
overclocked to 5.3GHz
PCmark10 whole machine test
overclocked to 5.0GHz
overclocked to 5.3GHz
Evaluation summary:
Take AIDA64 memory performance test as an example, because all three tests present similar performance situations. Although manual settings can have higher processor core frequency, the memory interaction efficiency is somewhat different from the results obtained by AI overclocking. However, this does not mean that the high-frequency performance efficiency cannot be improved after manual overclocking. It may also be that other parameters have a certain impact on the score data. Therefore, the AI overclocking setting can better adapt to the performance coordination of the Core i7-12700KF processor and the entire platform, and can better exert the stability and performance of the processor at high frequencies.
Summary:
In fact, through the above test, we can see a key point that the Core i7-12700KF processor and RTX3070 graphics card can meet the needs of students and friends in their current academic, entertainment and leisure, and even multimedia creation on campus. After all, the college student group is an open, courageous and extremely creative group.
, especially the Core i7-12700KF processor, has excellent comprehensive performance support. Whether it is the performance of daily editing software, the rendering and data interaction of game masterpieces, or the multi-threaded multi-task parallel support for multimedia editing, it can bring the final results to users with efficient and fast support.More importantly, the price will not occupy too much share in the installed budget, and it can also make more budget space available for other hardware matching.
Finally, we also present a complete set of configuration list based on our previous matching ideas. Friends who are interested in choosing Core i7-12700KF can use this as a reference.
"All test software in this article is actual use and real tests, and does not represent the position of any brand."
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