Performance

As I mentioned previously in my last Z97 review, I cut back on the number of performance benchmarks to focus on more subsystem tests because they are really the only way to spot performance differences between motherboards anymore. This is backed up by all of the performance numbers for the Z97-A. When compared to the Gaming 5 in the numbers below the numbers are almost spot on exactly the same. This is a good thing though, the Z97-A is a mainstream board and the Gaming 5 is a gaming focused motherboard, but if you notice below you are going to get the same in game performance no matter what motherboard you end up going with. Be sure to check out the other performance sections to see how well the Z97-A holds up against the competition in other performance metrics though.