Gigabyte GA-X5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive74.5% 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 (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X5  (all builds)
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2880 x 1620 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160317
Uptime10.6 Days
Run DateJul 27 '19 at 21:25
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5700HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
63.3% Good
Memory 77.4
1-Core 88.3
2-Core 163
64% 109 Pts
4-Core 266
8-Core 454
44% 360 Pts
64-Core 447
28% 447 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M
Gigabyte(1458 1557) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 949 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 20% Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 1 Volume 500GB
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 69 59 64 55 75 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 1,041
Write 238
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 69
77% 358 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 40.3
4K Mixed 9.7
68% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 87.9
96% 166 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 316%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$250
188GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 399 434 435 421 406 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 462
Mixed 448
SusWrite 420
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 77.9
4K Mixed 49
158% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 319
246% 337 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 110%
Great: 133%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
415GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 128 128 130 129 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
33.2% Below average
Read 392
Write 120
Mixed 179
SusWrite 125
45% 204 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 3.2
36% 8.37 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3N18AES4.16FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
34.6% Below average
MC Read 12.1
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 10.8
33% 11.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 10.4
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 85.4
47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-X5 Builds (Compare 9 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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