Gigabyte GA-X99M-Gaming 5 (LGA 2011-3) Motherboard Review

CPU Performance

Cinebench

CINEBENCH is a real-world cross platform test suite that evaluates your computer’s CPU performance. Cinebench R15 is a totally free utility and is available for download here.

So we see straight away, the downsizing to m-ATX size has had a little knock on performance, although between this and the full-size Gaming 5 motherboard, the difference in real world terms; is negligible. With a modest overclock, it tops the table easily.

WPrime

wPrime is a leading multithreaded benchmark for x86 processors that tests your processor performance by calculating square roots with a recursive call of Newton’s method for estimating functions. wPrime is a free utility that is available for download here.

Same story here, the m-ATX version nipping the heels of the full sized board.

SiSoft Sandra

The SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone and Whetstone benchmarks are widely used measures of compute power and performance for a wide array of real world usage scenarios. You can find out more details on these tests here or download SiSoft Sandra here.

Hmmm, maybe both of the Gaming 5 motherboards aren’t so different after all, with the X99M being the better of the two here.