Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics50% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive69.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 10 '19 at 19:17
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
66.1% Good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 82.4
2-Core 173
66% 113 Pts
4-Core 276
8-Core 288
37% 282 Pts
64-Core 270
17% 270 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.2
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
50% Average
Lighting 62.4
Reflection 66.5
Parallax 88.6
51% 72.5 fps
MRender 64.9
Gravity 58.7
Splatting 54.9
48% 59.5 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 121 118 112 119 122 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 376
Write 150
Mixed 201
SusWrite 120
47% 212 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 80.2
4K Mixed 35.2
134% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 127
101% 139 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 83%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB
10GB free
Firmware: 03.03V01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 73 77 73 82 82 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Read 54.2
Write 64.2
Mixed 39.7
SusWrite 77.7
43% 58.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
120% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 68%
WD My Passport 0837 1TB
925GB free, PID 0837
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 18 23 19 27 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
12.7% Very poor
Read 32.2
Write 30.5
Mixed 29.7
SusWrite 22.3
38% 28.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.3
46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 12.7%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IMT451U6MFR8C-RA0 0118 64D0JKHHJ 0815 IMT451U6MFR8C-RA0 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.7% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.3
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 15.1
38% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns

 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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