Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics70.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive69% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory14.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '18 at 14:43
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 129
2-Core 259
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 511
69% 512 Pts
64-Core 516
32% 516 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1568 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Lighting 90.3
Reflection 91.8
Parallax 80.5
74% 87.5 fps
MRender 80.1
Gravity 81.6
Splatting 73
64% 78.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
69% Good
Read 451
Write 230
Mixed 312
73% 331 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 11.3
121% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 33.8
DQ Write 93.2
DQ Mixed 11.9
24% 46.3 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.1% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 23.7
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 23.5
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 54.1
74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 72%

 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 903 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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