VERDICT
Loads of power inside a reasonably built
machine with a well-balanced specification.
OVERALLSCORE
88 %
PERFORMANCE
23 / 25
DESIGN
22 / 25
HARDWARE
21 / 25
VALUE
22 / 25
CRYSTAL
CLEAR
+ RTX^2080
Superis fast
+ AMDCPUis quick
andversatile
+ Decent
motherboardand
attractivecase
MURKY
- Componentaccess
sometimestricky - SSDandPSU
couldbebetter - Noticeable^
fan noise
BENCHMARK RESULTS
Meanwhile,theRyzenCPUmarginallyoutpaces
equivalentIntelchipsinsingle-threadedtestsandis far
betterininmulti-threadedapplications.Itsoverallscoreof
224,295is marginallybehindthebestresultswe’veseen
fromthischip,butit’sstillfast.It hasthepowertohandleany
gamingsituationalongsideeverydaycomputing,content
creationandbothphotoandvideowork.
Also,whiletheWDBlueSSD’sreadandwritescoresof
1,626MB/secand715MB/secaremiddlingcomparedwith
thelatestPCI-E4 drives,it stilloffersa decentamountof
storagespaceandis quickerthanSATAdrives.Thismachine
hasnothermalissueseither.ItsCPUandGPUdeltaTsof
47°Cand51°Carefine.TheStormforceproducesmodestfan
noisewhenidle,andit’sa littlelouderwhengaming,butthe
noiseis neverirritating.
Conclusion
TheStormforceoffersanimpressiveamountofpower
forjustunder£2,000.TheRTX 2080 Superdeliversa
reasonableperformancebumpovertheRTX2080,the
CPUis fast and the supporting spec is solid for the money.
On the downside, the large components make internal
access tricky and the SSD and PSU could be better, but these
are minor complaints. In key areas, the Stormforce delivers
great performance at a very reasonable price – it’s a fast
gaming system with a well-balanced spec.
MIKE JENNINGS
GIMPIMAGE
EDITING
61,798
HEAVYMULTI-
TASKING
235,764
HANDBRAKEH.264
VIDEO ENCODING
575,019
SYSTEM
SCORE
224,295
LUXMARK
OPENCL
122,999
SHADOWOFTHETOMBRAIDER
2,560x1,440,HighestDetail,TAA
0 50 100 150 200
StormforceCrystalRTX 2080 Super 78fps 99fps
3,840x2,160,HighestDetail,TAA
0 50 100 150 200
StormforceCrystalRTX 2080 Super 42fps 53fps
TOTALWAR:WARHAMMERII
2,560x1,440,UltraDetail,AAon
0 50 100 150 200
50 100 150 200
StormforceCrystalRTX 2080 Super 62fps 81fps
3,840x2,160,UltraDetail,AAon
0
StormforceCrystalRTX 2080 Super 39fps 46fps
BATTLEFIELDV
2,560x1,440,Ultrasettings,DX12,HighDXR,DLSS
0
Stormforce Crystal RTX 2080 Super 62fps 69fps
3,840x2,160,Ultrasettings,DX12,HighDXR,DLSS
0
Stormforce Crystal RTX 2080 Super 42fps 46fps
50 100 150 200
50 100 150 200
Minimum Average