Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	31.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '19 at 11:21
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4170-$20 48,178 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 85.4 1-Core 109 2-Core 195 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 273 36% 268 Pts	64-Core 276 17% 276 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz) 64,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	3.31% Terrible	Lighting 3.23 Reflection 5.19 Parallax 4.5 3% 4.31 fps	MRender 6.05 Gravity 2.33 Splatting 7.78 5% 5.39 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.31% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$34 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF300000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 77 9.7 2.9 21 3.5 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.4% Below average	Read 263 Write 47.7 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 30.9 20% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 18.1 4K Mixed 13.4 49% 15.3 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 65.7 DQ Mixed 42.4 44% 74.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 55%
Kingston SNS4151S316G 16GB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3GB free Firmware: S9FM01.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 16 15 15 14 9.8 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.1% Below average	Read 166 Write 24.5 Mixed 54 SusWrite 14.8 14% 64.9 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 21.8 4K Mixed 7.3 80% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 16 DQ Mixed 8.2 22% 49.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 54%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 620GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 98 99 98 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 106 Write 105 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 96.6 70% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5474-028.A00LF 0711 SEITEC U313334G289 8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	48.1% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 14.9 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 15.1 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 50%

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Typical GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 902 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	358x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	200x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	122x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	74x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	65x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	59x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	49x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	25x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	23x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16