Gigabyte X99-Gaming 5P Motherboard Review

1. Introduction2. Gigabyte X99-Gaming 5P: Packaging and Bundle3. Gigabyte X99-Gaming 5P: Board Layout and Features4. Gigabyte X99: UEFI5. Gigabyte X99 Software6. Testing Methodology7. Tests: System-related8. Tests: Processor-related9. Tests: Gaming-related10. Tests: Motherboard-related11. Overclocking: Frequencies12. Overclocking: General Performance13. Overclocking: OC Cache/Ring & 3GHz Memory Performance14. Technical: Power Consumption15. Closing Thoughts16. View All Pages

Cinebench

We used the ‘CPU’ test built into Cinebench R15 .

WinRAR

WinRAR’s built in benchmark and hardware test can help us outline the performance differentials between each motherboard. We record the amount of data processed after a 30-second run.

Handbrake Conversion

We measured the average frame rate achieved for a task of converting a 4.36GB 720P H.264 movie (in the MKV container) to one in the MP4 container.

CPU-based results put Gigabyte's board towards the lower end of our charts. That said, there's very little difference between the highest and lowest performance due to the heavily integrated nature of Intel's Haswell-E CPUs.

Cinebench numbers seem a few points off the average, however the result is by no means a cause for concern (other, uncontrollable, variabilities in the test system may be to blame).

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