CPU Performance
Cinebench
CINEBENCH is a real-world cross platform test suite that evaluates your computer’s CPU performance. Cinebench R15 is a totally free utility and is available for download here.
SiSoft Sandra
The SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone and Whetstone benchmarks are widely used measures of compute power and performance for a wide array of real world usage scenarios. You can find out more details on these tests here or download SiSoft Sandra here.
WPrime
wPrime is a leading multithreaded benchmark for x86 processors that tests your processor performance by calculating square roots with a recursive call of Newton’s method for estimating functions. wPrime is a free utility that is available for download here.
Across the suite of CPU tests the X99 G1 Gaming WiFi is able to come close to the top spot thanks to the stable 4.5GHz overclock. We had trouble getting the MSI X99S XPower AC and ASUS Rampage V Extreme to 4.5GHz although the difference in performance between 4.4 and 4.5GHz is fairly small.
