Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive177% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '20 at 19:08
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 139
2-Core 261
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 720
71% 579 Pts
64-Core 732
45% 732 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615
CLim: 1869 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 442.19
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
34.4% Below average
Lighting 13.7
Reflection 122
Parallax 108
11% 81.1 fps
MRender 95.4
Gravity 103
Splatting 93.9
80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 68%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 83%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 532 449 398 398 399 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
177% Outstanding
Read 734
Write 600
Mixed 618
SusWrite 434
134% 596 MB/s
4K Read 67
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 86.8
287% 97.9 MB/s
DQ Read 777
DQ Write 627
DQ Mixed 1,096
713% 833 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 177%
Great: 302%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
60.9% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 19.1
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 17.1
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 85%

 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 901 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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