Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics9.76% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive168% 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.
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.
CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 25 '21 at 21:37
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5775C-$250
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 98.3
1-Core 119
2-Core 237
87% 151 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 625
67% 533 Pts
64-Core 612
38% 612 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Pro HD 6200 (Desktop)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
9.76% Terrible
Lighting 11.3
Reflection 8.9
Parallax 16.3
9% 12.2 fps
MRender 14.1
Gravity 12.2
Splatting 13.4
11% 13.2 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.76%
Great: 11%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 428 420 427 418 412 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
168% Outstanding
Read 732
Write 599
Mixed 619
SusWrite 425
133% 594 MB/s
4K Read 62.2
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 80
263% 89 MB/s
DQ Read 774
DQ Write 616
DQ Mixed 771
556% 720 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 168%
Great: 302%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 27.9
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 21.3
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 44.6
90% 44.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 68%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback