Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive91.5% 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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime3.5 Days
Run DateDec 25 '19 at 20:14
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 223
86% 148 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 693
76% 602 Pts
64-Core 689
43% 689 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 126
Parallax 128
114% 131 fps
MRender 176
Gravity 131
Splatting 103
108% 137 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 209 203 211 203 208 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 432
Write 231
Mixed 279
SusWrite 203
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 42.5
168% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 122
122% 199 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 91%
Intel SSDSA2CT040G3 40GB
37GB free
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 48 49 49 49 49 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
37.4% Below average
Read 195
Write 48.8
Mixed 71.8
SusWrite 48.5
20% 91 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 37.2
4K Mixed 18.9
77% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 38.9
DQ Mixed 54.5
46% 68.9 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 37%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62
463GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 123 124 125 125 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
70.6% Very good
Read 122
Write 116
Mixed 59
SusWrite 124
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.8% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 19.2
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 20.5
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 56.1
71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 62%

 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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