Motherboard Reviews
Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Review
Subsystem and Gaming Benchmarks
All SATA3 connections on the Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 are provided by the Intel Z97 chipset and performs as expected.
On-board Audio
RightMark Audio Analyzer tests using a short 3-inch 3.5mm audioloop cable that goes in the rear line-in and line-out ports for a loopback test to objectively test internal audio performance. The highest 24-bit 96kHz settings were used.
| 24-bit, 192 kHz | ||
| Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz), dB |
+0.42, +0.04
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Very Good
|
| Noise level, dB (A) |
-101.4
|
Excellent
|
| Dynamic range, dB (A) |
101.1
|
Excellent
|
| THD, % |
0.0094
|
Very good
|
| THD + Noise, dB (A) |
-78.2
|
Average
|
| IMD + Noise, % |
0.0012
|
Very good
|
| Stereo crosstalk, dB |
-97.4
|
Excellent
|
| IMD at 10 kHz, % |
0.014
|
Very good
|
| General performance |
Very good
|
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Network Connectivity
Gaming Tests
Futuremark’s 3DMark is a semi-synthetic gaming benchmark that calculates both graphics and CPU-bound physics in a controlled series of tests and provides scores that can be compared with other gaming platforms.
