It isn’t really any faster than the LGA1150 Core i7 processors when gaming which made those tests pointless.
Furthermore, placing a140wCorei7-5960Xprocessor on a tiny motherboard in an equally tiny case seemed like a recipe for disaster.
We proceeded with our Mini-ITX build nonetheless and we ended up with something truly amazing.
As expected, memory bandwidth performance fell, by almost 40% in fact.
Therefore, performance-wise the X99E-ITX/ac is as good as any other X99 motherboard on the market.
Opting for liquid-cooling is a better option if possible of course as Silverstone’sTD03-Ewas able to drastically reduce temperatures.
That price would be quite competitive considering the cheapest base model X99 boards sell for$180.
Be ready to rationalize the expense of a closed-loop cooler.
