Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics92.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive57.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateOct 31 '20 at 14:09
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 87.7
1-Core 116
2-Core 211
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 639
62% 510 Pts
64-Core 625
39% 625 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
EVGA(3842 2067) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.2% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 117
Parallax 120
96% 118 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 101
Splatting 82.9
85% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Scorch M2 128GB
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FM11.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 85 87 88 81 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 416
Write 278
Mixed 185
SusWrite 109
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 73.1
4K Mixed 22.2
92% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 159
115% 151 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 131%
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 256GB
24GB free
Firmware: EXT08D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 112 101 90 73 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 462
Write 262
Mixed 182
SusWrite 102
56% 252 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 23.5
116% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 77.7
121% 233 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 73%
Great: 90%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170
704GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 27 27 26 26 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
29.5% Poor
Read 77.1
Write 16.2
Mixed 27.4
SusWrite 25.5
27% 36.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16G-D3-2400-MR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.5
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 13.9
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49%
Great: 88%

 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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