Preface
Friends who are familiar with hardware know,Intel14th generation core architecture is the same as the previous generation,Except for14700K(KF)Otherwise, the rest is basically the rhythm of squeezing toothpaste,On the other hand, AMD's side is now more attractive - equipped with 3D V-Cache technology7800X3D The price of the box box dropped directly to 2599 yuan a while ago,A set of platform assembled is at least cheaper than the core i9-14900K4000~5000 yuan,The point is that the game performance of the two is equal! And 7800X3D is a proper leader in competitive online games~
On the other hand, AMD's all-white themed installation plan has always been difficult to achieve, after all, there are so few options for white AMD motherboards, and GIGABYTE recently launched a new series of ice sculpture motherboards, and the common selling point of this product line is the white design from the heatsink to the PCB. Among them, the B650M AORUS ELITE AX ICE ICE ice sculpture motherboard is very suitable for mainstream players to build AMD white solutions, this content will be unboxed to experience it, and by the way, we will also explore how to maximize the performance of 7800X3D.
Unpacking the motherboard and accessories
The B650M ice sculpture packaging adopts a new carved head sketch style design on the front, which looks very simple, and the bottom right is marked with a 4-year national warranty, which is one of the biggest advantages of GIGABYTE motherboards above the mainstream positioning.
List of accessories, B650M ice sculpture has a simple manual, SATA data cable and white Wi-Fi antenna, of which the Wi-Fi antenna is sit-up, and it is also with magnetic attribute, how to place it is very convenient.
B650M ice sculpture appearance, at first glance I think it is very beautiful, in addition to some I/O is black, the thermal armor, PCB, motherboard fasteners are all made of snow white, the current price point of 1,000 yuan is only such a completely white B650 MATX motherboard to choose, GIGABYTE dares to launch such a unique motherboard in the most competitive range, there must be its advantages, let's take stock of its selling points and details.
B650M Ice Sculpture uses 12+2+2 phase power supply, of which the service CPU VCore part reaches 12 phases, the core display part is 2 phases, their Dr.Mos maximum current support reaches 60A, with a composite trench structure + 6mm heat pipe heat dissipation armor, there is no pressure to drive Ryzen 9-level processors, and the 7800X3D tested in this article is obviously easier.
The motherboard has four DDR5 memory slots, a single slot supports 48GB capacity up to 192GB, and the memory frequency is nominally overclocked to DDR5 8000MHz, which has broken through the early DDR5 6400MHz upper limit, this is because AMD has upgraded the AGESA 1.0.0.7B microcode, DDR5 memory can also be UHD like Intel, which is quite suitable for AMD enthusiast gamers.
The B650M Ice Sculpture has a metal ruggedized PCIe 4.0X16 graphics card slot, the black PCIe slot below supports PCIe 4.0X4, between them are two sets of M.2 slots, covered by a single thermal armor, the upper M.2 slot supports PCIe 5.0X4 for compatibility with future GEN 5 SSDs, and the lower M.2 slot is PCIe 4.0X4.
In terms of back I/O expansion, it is basically the same as the previous B650M Xiaodiao, with 4*USB 2.0, Wi-Fi 6E wireless network, 1*HDMI, 1*DP, 1*USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C, 2*USB 3.2 GEN 2 Type-A (red), 5* USB 3.2 GEN 1 Type-A (blue), 2.5G network port and ALC The 897 audio chip-driven interface (with digital optical output) is completely overloaded for mainstream gamers.
Finally, take a look at the other interface configuration, the left side of the memory slot is the CPU_FAN and CPU_OPT pins, which is very convenient for wiring when using the water cooling solution, and the right side is two groups of RGB pins + one set of ARGB pins.
At the bottom right of the memory slot, there's a SYS_FAN connector, and below that there's a simple reboot button for bare-metal testing, while the B650M Ice Sculpture also has a USB 3.2 Gen 2X2 socket for extending a Type-C port to the front of the case.
In the lower right area of the motherboard, there are two other sets of SYS_FAN sockets, and the other CLR_CMOS pins are also here, so you need to know that the CMOS data only needs a short circuit with a screwdriver, or it is more convenient to connect the case restart button.
The lower left area of the motherboard,There is the last set of SYS_FAN connectors,There is also a set of RGB pins and a set of ARGB pins,Although this motherboard belongs to the MATX specification,But it has a lot of fans and light strip sockets,It can be said that the sparrow is small and has all five organs。
For the X3D series processor family, the most suitable model for gamers to start with is naturally Ryzen 7 7800X3D, it has a 96MB huge L3 cache, and the eight-core specifications also make game scheduling better, the design TDP is only 120W, and the hardware requirements it needs are not high, plus it is an octa-core positioning, and the cost of the whole platform is very low.
The dessert frequency of Ryzen 7000 series processors is DDR5-6000MHz, so it is necessary to choose a set of DDR5 6000 memory with low preset timing, this test uses Acer's Pallas II Lingshuang DDR5 6000 16GB*2 set, Lingshuang series is for the mainstream DDR5 market, with a frequency of 5200 /6000 /6400/6600 MHz is available in four colors, silver and black, that is, corresponding to white and black installation schemes.
The memory is made of a sufficiently thick aluminum alloy heat dissipation armor, with a proper metallic texture, and some simple elements of modification can also be seen on its surface: Pallas II, PREDATOR and DDR5 LOGO, and there is an area covered with a snowflake pattern above the memory and demarcated with silver edges, which corresponds to the name "Lingshuang".
There is a parameter label on the back of the memory,The memory supports both Intel XMP 3.0 and AMD EXPO technology,After opening, it can achieve DDR5 6000C30-38-38-76 & 1.35V,Low timing tuning also has a positive effect on Ryzen 7000 series processors,This memory is nominally made of Hynix's original particles (this one in hand is A-Die),Overclocking potential is also huge,It also has a built-in temperature sensor,Strong hands-on abilityIf you want to challenge the limit of overclocking, it is a must。
Although the memory does not have an RGB lamp design, it adopts a more refined brushed texture treatment at the top position, and the sense of grade is on a higher level, and there is no sense of disobedience on the B650M ice sculpture - a unified metal texture, which is also commensurate with the white PCB.
A while ago, the overclocking three launched the [Zhen] series of dual-tower air-cooled RZ620, and now it has ushered in the 4 heat pipe single-tower air-cooled flagship [Zhen] RZ400, which is better to use it to suppress Ryzen 7 7800X3D, and the appearance of RZ400 adopts the triangular geometry of aluminum anodized sandblasting process in the top cover part, which makes the overall look more exquisite, and the overall height is only 155mm, which can be compatible with most cases.
The cooling fan adopts the F5 R120 performance fan, the axis is decorated with a star ring metal style, and the surrounding area has its own shock and noise reduction pads, with m/g level dynamic balance correction, and the fan speed range is 500-2200 RPM, which can provide 86.73 CFM air volume and 3.2 mmH20 air pressure at maximum speed, and the maximum noise value is only 32 dBA.
The fin group is combined with the buckle Fin + Fin folding process, in which the side of the fan is installed with a triangular wavy fin matrix, and the official claim is that the use of aeroacoustics can effectively reduce the wind shear sound, so you must pay attention to the installation and do not get the wrong direction.
RZ400 adopts HDT 4.0 PRO process base - four heat pipe direct touch design, the surface is polished very flat without flaws, and the heat pipe is also supported by new technology, whether it is installed horizontally or vertically, it can give full play to the heat dissipation performance of the application. In terms of performance, the RZ400 can easily suppress the 180W Core i5 13600K with the official nominal name, which is indeed very tough.
Performance measurement
Briefly talking about the test environment, the memory in the conventional project will be turned on EXPO technology to achieve DDR5 6000C30 state, as for Ryzen 7 7800X3D itself can not be overclocked BIOS default, the operating system is the latest Windows 11 23H2, NVIDIA graphics card driver is the latest GameReady 546.33 WHQL, graphics card uses RTX 4090 to minimize bottlenecks and is also quite adaptable to 7800X3D, turn on Resizable BAR technology gives the graphics card some performance gains, and the ambient temperature was around 10°C during testing.
CINEBENCH R23 project, Ryzen 7 7800X3D single-theory test project multi-core run score is 18336 pts, single-core run score is 1818 pts, for this U born for games, the productivity performance is really not eye-catching, the multi-core part is equivalent to Ryzen 7 7700, and the single-core part is only at the level of Ryzen 5 7600, after all, stacked 3D V-Cache has also reduced its frequency a lot, but if you buy this U, it is enough for general light productivity needs.
Test the Langke Jueying NV7000-t 4TB with B650M Ice Sculpture This GEN 4 flagship solid-state, CrystalDiskMark peak performance Q8TI test, sequential read speed of 7418.99 MB/s, sequential write speed of 6493.94 MB/ s, 4K random read and write IOPS of 931K and 1047K respectively, this AMD platform can perfectly run the official data, the solid-state temperature is quite good with the help of the motherboard heatsink, and the maximum load is only 47°C.
RYZEN 7 7800X3D RUNS CINEBENCH R23 TEN-MINUTE MULTI-CORE PROJECT, AND THE MEASURED RZ400 HAS A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 2000RPM, A CPU DIODE TEMPERATURE OF 75°C, A MOS TEMPERATURE OF ONLY 34°C, AND A CPU PACKAGE POWER CONSUMPTION OF 98W
For Ryzen 7 7800X3D, its load strategy is the same as that of all Ryzen family processors, it runs at the highest frequency, and there is still a lot of distance from the temperature wall in actual measurements, and in most cases there will not be much difference in temperature performance, in disguise, the requirements for CPU coolers are not high, and the four heat pipes are the best destination, and the RZ400 fan can easily suppress it without doing its best.
Next, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is released to maximize performance - that is, for its memory part, the first method is relatively simple, we all know that AMD's officially recommended dessert frequency is DDR5 6000MHz, at this time the memory is based on 1:1 same frequency implementation, so the performance is theoretically the best.
However, the physique of the CPU must not exceed this upper limit, in the case of maintaining 1:1, it can generally impact up to DDR5-6400MHz (if necessary, the CPU SA can be pressurized), Lingshuang DDR5 6000C30 This memory can be directly on 6400MHz and maintain the original C30 timing, and then select UCLK=MEMCLK to complete the first step. The second step is to turn on the GIGABYTE D5's Black Technologies: High Bandwidth and Low Latency, which automatically optimizes the memory timing.
The second method is to use UCLK=MEMCLK/2 mode, that is, the 1:2 divider state, so that Ryzen 7 7800X3D can impact the frequency of DDR5 6400 or more, Lingshuang DDR5 6000C30 This memory manual overclocking can achieve DDR5-7600C34-44-44-52, VDD and VDDQ voltage set to 1.5V, the specific parameter settings are shown in the figure above, for reference only. Let's compare the performance differences between DDR5 6000C30 (EXPO), DDR5 6400 (1:1) + D5 black technology optimization, and DDR5 7600 (1:2) manual overclocking.
Lingshuang DDR5 6000C30-38-38-76 EXPO set, AIDA64 memory and cache test
Lingshuang DDR5 6400C30-38-38-76 (1:1) + D5 black technology optimization, AIDA64 memory and cache testing
Lingshuang DDR5 7600C34-44-44-52 (1:2), AIDA64 memory and cache test
Under the EXPO configuration, the memory latency of the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 70ns, which is more necessary to optimize due to the special architecture and higher than the Ryzen 7 7700X with similar specifications.
In maintaining 1:1 same frequency mode, DDR5-6400 with D5 black technology has improved its bandwidth and latency performance, and the latency has even been reduced to 63ns, and it can also pass the MemTestPro baking test with 0 errors in this state, which is very powerful.
Even if you overclock to DDR5-7600, and also optimize the timing and small parameters, the final performance is basically the same as DDR5 6400 (1:1), and even the memory delay has been tested several times, so it is almost enough to catch up with the same frequency mode.
The PugetBench for Photoshop benchmark score in the three memory states, DDR5 7600 (1:2) state score is the highest, which is 2.7% higher than the EXPO configuration, while DDR5 6400 (1:1) is slightly smaller, compared with the EXPO configuration, the increase is 1.8%, and Photoshop itself is mainly related to CPU performance, so there will be some impact on memory.
The 7-ZIP benchmark score in the three memory states, this project is DDR5 6400 (1:1) state is better, the compression performance is 5% higher than the EXPO configuration, while DDR5 7600 (1:2) is only 3% better, the gap is a little more obvious, but the decompression performance of the two is basically the same, and the improvement is also small, because the decompression performance depends on the CPU core and multi-threading.
2160P Naraka: Bladepoint presets are of very high quality
DDR5 6000C30 EXPO平均帧数184fps，DDR5 6400（1：1）平均帧数193fps，DDR5 7600（1：2）平均帧数194fps，后两者提升都在5.2%左右
2160P "PUBG" custom three super high +120% rendering quality
DDR5 6000C30 EXPO平均帧数339fps，DDR5 6400（1：1）平均帧数362fps，DDR5 7600（1：2）平均帧数361fps，后两者提升都在6.7%左右
This game test is directly carried out at 4K resolution,Both overclocking methods have been increased by more than 5%,It is obviously more sensitive to e-sports games,Especially the project of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds",Core i9-14900K is going to lag behind Ryzen 7 7800X3D,It seems that after the two are also overclocked in memory,Ryzen 7 7800X3D will still be far ahead,Chicken players can give priority to the Ryzen camp in the pursuit of high brushing。
Finally, simply conduct a heat dissipation test on the Lingshuang DDR5 6000 memory, overclock to DDR5 6400 (1:1), and turn on the D5 black technology state, the maximum temperature of the baking machine through MemTestPro is only 31°C, and the standby temperature is 22°C.
epilogue
The method of maximizing the performance of Ryzen 7 7800X3D (including the whole Ryzen 7000) is very simple, that is, overclocking the memory to DDR5 6400MHz in the 1:1 same frequency state, and the best state can be achieved with timing optimization, and the performance of e-sports games is guaranteed to increase by about 5%.
If you don't know how to adjust the timing, it is very convenient to pair it with a motherboard with D5 black technology like the GIGABYTE B650M Ice Sculpture, which is also the best MATX motherboard with a pure white theme installed by AMD, and the overall materials and functional design have no shortcomings. As for memory, you can give preference to low-timing products like the Acer Predator Lingshuang DDR5, the original Hynix particles are easy to adjust, and the heat dissipation performance is also very good.