Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics54.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory20.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateDec 24 '20 at 18:30
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 (100th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 122
2-Core 243
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 668
72% 570 Pts
64-Core 670
42% 670 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5500-XT-$217
ASRock(1849 5116) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Lighting 73.8
Reflection 67.2
Parallax 91
60% 77.3 fps
MRender 54.5
Gravity 72.3
Splatting 41.9
45% 56.2 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 158 179 160 173 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Read 152
Write 181
Mixed 76.3
SusWrite 130
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.9
208% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3-2400 CL11 4GB 0622 DDR3-2400 CL11 8GB 0622 DDR3-2400 CL11 4GB 0622 DDR3-2400 CL11 8GB 24GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 33.5
MC Mixed 26.5
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 25.6
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 52.6
76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 79%
This bench: 85.2%
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 899 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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