New Year's First Shot Asus B760M Heavy Gunner WIFI Second Generation Mainboard Evaluation

ASUS ASUS TUF GAMING B760M-PLUS WIFI II was released this year a main board (hereinafter referred to as ASUS B760 Heavy Gunner's WIFI second generation motherboard). Compared with the previous generation of B760M Heavy Gunner, this motherboard has further enhanced the use of B760 chipset, thus increasing the slot of M.2, and upgrading the convenient DIY installation. The overall performance of this motherboard is more suitable for the needs of the current installation market, and can meet the use requirements of the recently launched 14th generation non K Core, Now let's evaluate this motherboard.

one ASUS B760 Heavy Gunner WIFI Second Generation Motherboard Introduction

The overall style design of ASUS B760 heavy gunner WIFI second generation motherboard has not changed much compared with the previous generation. It is still the classic TUF GAMING espionage design language, the combination of Lamborghini yellow and military elements, and the standard 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm M-ATX board design.

First of all, let's take a look at the power supply. The ASUS B760 heavy gunner WIFI second generation motherboard 12+1+1 power supply module is designed. The PWM controller is ASUS customized version ASP2100R. The 12 channel core power supply adopts Dr MOS design, single circuit support 50A, power supply specification is the same as the previous generation, which can easily release the performance of the high-end 13/14 generation non K Core.

In terms of power supply interface, compared with the previous generation of 8+4pin, it is upgraded to 8+8pin, which theoretically can bring higher power output, and still uses ProCool high-strength solid pin design.

The VRM heat sink on the motherboard of this motherboard is designed separately from the I/O armor. The VRM area is covered by two huge metal heat sinks, and the bottom is prepared with a heat conduction pad.

In terms of memory sockets, the ASUS B760 heavy gunner's WIFI second generation motherboard has also been upgraded this time. It supports 7800 (OC) DDR5 memory, which is much higher than the previous generation 7200 (OC). However, it should be noted that reaching the nominal frequency also requires the CPU and memory itself. It is recommended to refer to the official QVL list for purchase.

Asus B760 heavy gunner WIFI second generation motherboard is equipped with a PCIe 5.0 x16 long slot, a PCIe 4.0 x4 short slot and a PCIe 4.0 x1 short slot for expansion. PCIe 5.0 x16 long slot has high-strength metal armor to prevent accidental damage caused by plugging.

This time, ASUS also provided the easy to remove key of the graphics card for the PCIe 5.0 x16 long slot on the main board of the heavy artillery player, which is also the first time to see it in the main board of the heavy artillery player Player Country It is different from ROG STRIX in appearance style, but its function is the same. Press it to pull out the graphics card for easy installation.

M.2 In terms of slots, ASUS B760 heavy gunner WIFI second generation motherboard has added a PCIe 4.0 compared with the previous generation, which provides a total of three M.2 slots. All of them support the convenient snap design of screw free installation. The first two slots also provide metal armor.

There are 4 SATA interfaces in total, which are located next to the chipset.

I/O In the area, ASUS B760 heavy gunner's WIFI second generation motherboard provides one DP interface, one HDMI interface, four USB 2.0 interfaces, two USB 3.2 GEN1 interfaces, one USB 3.2 GEN2 interface, and one USB 3.2 GEN2x2 interface. In addition, there are five audio interfaces, one 2.5G wired network interface, and one WIFI6E antenna interface. Compared with the previous generation, ASUS uses the detachable antenna design on the WIFI antenna, Convenient installation and plugging.

The sound card of this motherboard is Realtek ALC897 chip supports 7.1 channel surround sound effect, and is equipped with ASUS Black Technology two-way AI noise reduction. This technology identifies sound sources through deep learning, distinguishes between noise and voice, and keeps voice calls from interference.

The jumper configuration is complete, and the ASUS B760 Heavy Gunner WIFI second generation motherboard provides a total of three 5V RGB light pins for users who need light efficiency. There are also Thunderbolt 4 pins for expansion.

There is also a USB 3.2 GEN2x2 jumper on the front, which is located next to the power supply of the motherboard.

two Introduction to ASUS B760 Heavy Gunner WIFI second generation motherboard BIOS

Now let's take a look at the BIOS design of ASUS B760 heavy gunner WIFI second generation motherboard. This motherboard continues the UEFI BIOS interface design of TUF GAMING series. The main menu is EZ MODE. You can view various hardware information, and directly open XMP settings for fan adjustment.

Press F7 to enter the advanced interface and make deep adjustments to the BIOS. Ai Tweaker is Asus motherboard The OC adjustment interface allows you to adjust memory frequency, timing, CPU voltage and other functions.

This motherboard supports ASUS APE 3.0 adjustment, one click unlocking of processor power consumption, and automatic optimization of load line, which can enhance CPU performance.

With tail marker K, 104 microcode switching can be unlocked to enable voltage regulation.

Built in 7-gear anti drop voltage setting.

The OFFSET voltage can be adjusted below, and the decompression range depends on the CPU constitution.

The higher-order interface is used to adjust I/O settings.

The tool interface is used to upgrade BIOS, or rollback BIOS records.

three Practical test

Next, let's start the practical test. Let's take a look at the test platform first.

Memory test:

ASUS B760 heavy gunner's WIFI second generation motherboard is upgraded to 7800 (OC) this time. Let's first take a look at the performance of memory. First, use our magic halberd to open the XMP 7200, and use AIDA 64 to score.

At 7200MT/s, DDR5 memory reads exceeded 100000MB/s, writes reached 86258MB/s, and latency was 73.1ns. For most users, 7200MT/s is enough. But then we use ASUS B760 heavy gunner WIFI second generation motherboard to overclock the memory to 7800MT/s to see the changes in performance.

When the overclock reaches 7800MT/s, the memory read reaches 100.75GB/s, the write reaches 92334MB/s, and the delay is 67.8ns. The overall performance is significantly improved compared with 7200MT/s. Users with high-frequency demand can buy this motherboard to use with high-frequency DDR5 memory.

APE 3.0 Test:

Next, we will test the APE 3.0 capability. First, we will turn on the load line value when APE 3.0 is turned off.

When APE 3.0 is closed, IA Domain LoadLine is 1.7 and GT Domain LoadLine is 4. At this time, we will CINEBENCH R23 runs to record performance.

When APE 3.0 is turned off, the running score of CINEBENCH R23 multi-core is 22922. Next, we will turn on APE 3.0 to see the changes of CPU running score and load line.

After opening, IA Domain LoadLine is optimized to 1.3, while GT Domain LoadLine is still 4, but The running score of CINEBENCH R23 multi-core has increased to 24874, mainly because APE 3.0 can also optimize the temperature and power consumption to give full play to the processor performance. This technology is enabled by default in ASUS BIOS, which can help people better optimize computers.

Step down test:

Finally, we use 104 microcode to conduct a voltage drop test. Let's take a look at the performance changes of 14600K after and before the voltage drop of microcode. First, the performance before the voltage drop.

Pre depressurization CPU temperature At about 91 ℃, the frequency of the big core is also reduced by 0.1GHz. These two generations of Intel tail standard K processors are really too aggressive. Under normal conditions, 360MM water cooling is difficult to suppress. Later, we turned on 104 microcode and reduced the voltage by 0.08v.

When 104 microcode is turned on, the temperature of the processor drops to about 83 ℃. At this time, there is no frequency reduction, and the power consumption does not change much, but the temperature is lower, which can reduce the requirements for the radiator.

four Write at the end

In general, the ASUS B760 heavy gunner's WIFI second generation motherboard was upgraded with full sincerity. It not only has stronger functions, but also has increased the expansion ability. At the same time, it has made innovations in the design of convenient DIY, adding the easy to remove key of the graphics card and the easy to remove antenna, so that users can install the device more conveniently.

This motherboard can meet the needs of all kinds of users. For users with high memory requirements, it can provide 7800 (OC) options. For users with demand for expansion capability, it can be satisfied through three M.2 sockets, rich USB interfaces in front and rear, and Thunderbolt 4 expansion pins. For users who want to match the high-end 13/14 generation tail mark K, the ASUS B760 heavy gunner WIFI second generation motherboard not only has 12+1+1 high specification power supply, but also can fully release the platform performance through the optimization design of BIOS medium and micro code voltage reduction, APE 3.0, etc.

Asustek B760 heavy gunner's WIFI second generation motherboard is equipped with WIFI6E wireless network card, which adopts an antenna design that is easy to assemble and disassemble. Of course, if there is no wireless network demand, you can also buy the version without WIFI, and the price will be 100 yuan cheaper.

At present, ASUS B760 heavy gunner WIFI second generation mainboard JD sells for 1399 yuan, which is in the special offer of the New Year's Goods Festival. It supports the interest free and one-year renewal of Baitiao 6. Users who need it can consider it.

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