Motherboard Reviews
Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Review
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Test System and Testing Procedures
| Processor | Intel Core i7-4770K (Retail) |
| CPU Cooler |
EK EVO CPU cooler |
| Power Supply |
Seasonic 1050XM Gold Rated PSU |
| Memory | Gskill Ripjaws 2X 4GB 2133 PC3 17000 |
| Storage | Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD |
| Graphics | EVGA 780ti Superclocked edition with EK waterblock |
| Drivers | F7 BIOS, Intel Chipset Driver 10.0.3, NVIDIA 347.25 WHQL drivers. |
| Motherboard(s) | Gigabyte Z97MX-Gaming 5 |
| Router | ASUS RT-N53 |
| Operating System | Windows 7 x64 Professional SP-1 with latest patches and updates |
Latest working BIOS, updates and drivers were used at the time of the review. Each test was conducted at least three times for accuracy.
System Benchmarks
- wPrime 32M
- Aida64 Engineer 4.30.2900
- CineBench R15
- x264 FHD 1.0.1
Subsystem Testing
- CrystalDisk Mark for SATA tests
- Rightmark Audio Analyzer 6.4.0
- LAN Speed Test 3.4
Gaming Benchmarks
- 3DMark (Firestrike test) v1.2.362 – Default Preset
