Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics68.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive125% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 10 '19 at 09:18
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 130
2-Core 259
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 711
71% 578 Pts
64-Core 714
44% 714 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2175 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
68.2% Good
Lighting 86.4
Reflection 84.9
Parallax 73.4
70% 81.6 fps
MRender 78.2
Gravity 78.4
Splatting 77.4
64% 78 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
381GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 444 483 484 483 484 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 478
Mixed 391
SusWrite 475
104% 459 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 48.8
199% 73.2 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 125%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
882GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 187 191 192 189 190 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 189
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 190
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 109%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
79.9% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 25.5
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 24.7
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 50.2
80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 76%

 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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