Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	81.8% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '20 at 10:42
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 765 83% 660 Pts	64-Core 753 47% 753 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA500CM10002 500GB 7,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 375GB free Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 333 419 419 418 419 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 461 Mixed 418 SusWrite 406 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 47.3 174% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 211 198% 308 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 118 122 119 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 397 Write 137 Mixed 191 SusWrite 119 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 43 167% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 109 98% 149 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 79%
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA500CM10002 500GB 7,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 140GB free Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 335 416 415 415 416 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 472 Mixed 325 SusWrite 404 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 37.5 147% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 174 174% 279 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%
FB160C4081 160GB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 57GB free Firmware: HPF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 59 57 59 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 64.4 Write 61.2 Mixed 38 SusWrite 58.5 41% 55.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 42%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 90GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 123 127 127 125 124 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 75.4 Write 37.6 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 122 55% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 182% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 75%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 102GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 81 81 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 86.2 Write 87.6 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 80.2 57% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 0420 F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 12.1 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 46%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 905 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 $55Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	200x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	72x

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 $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16