Gigabyte Z97N-Gaming 5 (LGA 1150) Motherboard Review
Ryan Martin / 10 years ago
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.
Cinebench performance is a little behind the pack but nothing significant.
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.
WPrime again reveals slightly weaker CPU performance than rival Z97 boards.
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.
In SiSoft Sandra the Z97N leaps to the front with overclocking in the equation; however, margin of error dictates that all these motherboards effectively perform the same.
