Gigabyte GA-X99M-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive60.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Default string
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X99M-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 18 '18 at 17:05
Run Duration212 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 92.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 253
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 574
68% 524 Pts
64-Core 600
37% 600 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Zotac(19DA 1394) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1665 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.1
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 115
Reflection 127
Parallax 113
94% 118 fps
Gravity 108
Splatting 90.4
87% 99.2 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 481
Write 172
Mixed 244
65% 299 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 44
4K Mixed 21.8
84% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 79
DQ Mixed 47.9
51% 86.9 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
430GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 155
Write 141
Mixed 139
109% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 2.17
4K Mixed 0.27
103% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 108%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
262GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 105
Write 131
Mixed 97.6
83% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.84
4K Mixed 0.44
109% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 75%
Samsung Flash Drive 32GB
8GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
28.8% Poor
Read 149
Write 12.5
Mixed 22.5
51% 61.2 MB/s
4K Read 4.34
4K Write 1.14
4K Mixed 1.12
93% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 40.1
MC Write 43.1
MC Mixed 38.5
116% 40.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 21.2
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 106%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 84%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 75%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99M-Gaming 5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $753
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