Gigabyte X99-UD4 Motherboard Review

1. Introduction2. Gigabyte X99-UD4: Packaging and Bundle3. Gigabyte X99-UD4: 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: Performance13. Technical: Power Consumption14. Closing Thoughts15. View All Pages

We will outline the performance increases that can be obtained from using the Gigabyte X99-UD4 motherboard to overclock our system. Our overclocked processor frequency was 4.5GHz and memory speed was 2400MHz.

As a performance comparison, we have included the overclocked results from Asus' X99-A motherboard. The maximum overclocked configuration achieved with each board was a 4.5GHz 5820K processor frequency and 2400MHz memory speed.

Performance continues to struggle in the 3DMark physics test and Bioshock Infinite, even when both motherboards are powering an overclocked processor. The performance advantage for Asus' X99-A in the Cinebench test is around 1%.

Different automatically-set memory timings between the two boards are likely to be a contributing factor to the 3DMark performance difference.

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