Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime5.5 Days
Run DateJul 14 '16 at 19:24
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 141
2-Core 281
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 558
8-Core 564
75% 561 Pts
64-Core 558
35% 558 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6869
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62% Good
Lighting 79.7
Reflection 77.3
Parallax 69.3
65% 75.5 fps
MRender 74
Gravity 72.2
Splatting 62.5
56% 69.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 62%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 506
Write 311
Mixed 347
86% 388 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 22.3
143% 56.4 MB/s
DQ Read 39
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 22.9
48% 92.2 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4GBH1X04F1AA28-15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
71.9% Very good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 23
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 24.2
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 56.2
71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 898 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 - $135

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $783
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