The ASUS ROG Strix B360-G Gaming Review: A Polarizing $100 Motherboard Design
by Joe Shields on September 25, 2018 8:00 AM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
- Intel
- Asus
- MicroATX
- CrossFire
- M.2
- Coffee Lake
- i7-8700K
- B360
Gaming Performance
AoTS Escalation
Ashes of the Singularity is a Real Time Strategy game developed by Oxide Games and Stardock Entertainment. The original AoTS was released back in March of 2016 while the standalone expansion pack, Escalation, was released in November of 2016 adding more structures, maps, and units. We use this specific benchmark as it relies on both a good GPU as well as on the CPU in order to get the most frames per second. This balance is able to better display any system differences in gaming as opposed to a more GPU heavy title where the CPU and system don't matter quite as much. We use the default "Crazy" in-game settings using the DX11 rendering path in both 1080p and 4K UHD resolutions. The benchmark is run four times and the results averaged then plugged into the graph.
In AOTSe, the FPS achieved here in both the 1080p and 4K UHD results fell right in line with the others with only a FPS separating the best from the worst results.
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Rise of the Tomb Raider is a third-person action-adventure game that features similar gameplay found in 2013's Tomb Raider. Players control Lara Croft through various environments, battling enemies, and completing puzzle platforming sections while using improvised weapons and gadgets in order to progress through the story.
One of the unique aspects of this benchmark is that it’s actually the average of 3 sub-benchmarks that fly through different environments, which keeps the benchmark from being too weighted towards a GPU’s performance characteristics under any one scene.
Rise of the Tomb Raider results for the B360-G Gaming landed with the other results using the latest testing script. These results are a few percent above the other results that did not have the script changes. The results here look fine as well.
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Inteli - Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - link
And I thought the B450-F was a bit gaudy...at least the stenciling wasn't red and white.Besides that, I like seeing feature-rich boards at this price point. High-end Z370/X470 boards are overkill for a lot of builders who aren't going to do much (if any) overclocking, and low-end Z370/X470 boards tend to be fairly barebones. These upscale B360/B450 boards are great since you get quite a few features without having to pay for the overkill power delivery and SLI support you'll never use. AMD does it better IMO because B450 supports overclocking, so even without the best power delivery you couod still get a couple hundred megahertz overclock.
PeachNCream - Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - link
That is an obnoxious looking motherboard!vgray35@hotmail.com - Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - link
Inside a case, nobody sees it not even you, so really, who cares what it looks like. Performance and quality matter in my opinion, and gaudy stuff and lights only increases cost for zero gain.Inteli - Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - link
If the latest case trend weren't "Tempered Glass Everywhere", I might agree with you. However, these days seeing your motherboard inside your case is pretty common with custom PCs. Aesthetics have become an important part of PC building for some.PeachNCream - Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - link
I wouldn't bother with a case that has any sort of window. My preferred desktop would sit inside a ~$30, bargain bin Rosewill mATX tower so I'd never see it as vgray implies. Despite that, I saw the stupid text on the motherboard on the first page and I didn't even bother to care about how it stacked up on subsequent benchmarks. There are lots of functional alternatives that don't look as stupid so while performance matters, I can just buy something that doesn't look like a teenage boy's skateboard.Samus - Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - link
I'd never buy a case with a window. FCC regulatory failure aside, there will inevitably be EMI and\or RFI interference due to lack of shielding near the surface components (particularely videocards) that could result in anything from coil whine and output distortion to general stability issues.Ever notice every top PC OEM throughout history has never issued a mainstream model with a window? There is a good reason for that.
Inteli - Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - link
I get your point, but anecdotally I've personally never experience any instability because of a case window, and I can't recall anybody who has.I also don't know what you define as "mainstream", but both HP and Lenovo sell PCs with side windows. If by "mainstream" you mean "not gaming-branded", I can think of a number of good reasons why they wouldn't have windows, none of which have anything to do with EM or RF interference, or FCC compliance:
* Joe Schmoe doesn't care about what the inside of his computer looks like
* Increased manufacture cost, since the side panel requires more than "bend sheet metal"
* Mainstream computers aren't built to look good inside. All you'd really see would be air ducting.
erotomania - Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - link
dumbass...glass blocks EMI better...Bonge - Thursday, September 27, 2018 - link
No only if its Lead glass and shielding effiecincy will decrease with decreasing frequency,If you buy Lead glass expect a visit from government institutions like Homeland security FBI, etc. who would inquire as to what the freak you are using that for :))
speculatrix - Saturday, November 3, 2018 - link
Well done, @Bonge, for a measured response to @erotomania's rude ignorant/wrong comment.