Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17.6% 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 Drive349% 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)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '20 at 08:18
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 194
79% 134 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 649
64% 523 Pts
64-Core 646
40% 646 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394
EVGA(3842 2081) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.6% Very poor
Lighting 19.9
Reflection 23
Parallax 18.7
16% 20.5 fps
MRender 28.4
Gravity 19.9
Splatting 26
20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SS0411BB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1963 2133 2086 2220 2211 2197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
349% Outstanding
Read 2,381
Write 2,124
Mixed 172
SusWrite 2135
380% 1,703 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 83.4
273% 96.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,031
DQ Write 690
DQ Mixed 576
507% 766 MB/s
Poor: 196%
This bench: 349%
Great: 377%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB
140GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 247 219 209 233 219 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Read 831
Write 400
Mixed 228
SusWrite 233
93% 423 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 94.4
4K Mixed 35.2
117% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 94.2
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 80.3
91% 148 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 182%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
171GB free
Firmware: HPH4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 132 132 132 131 132 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
84% Excellent
Read 162
Write 106
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 131
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 84%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
68.3% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 20.7
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 22.5
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 80%

 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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