Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive55.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateJun 14 '18 at 07:16
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User ECU-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 91.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 214
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 575
58% 470 Pts
64-Core 570
35% 570 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.1% Good
Lighting 76.9
Reflection 75.9
Parallax 72.7
63% 75.2 fps
MRender 70.9
Gravity 69.4
Splatting 71.5
58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 500GB-$100
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Read 466
Write 139
Mixed 185
57% 263 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 35.5
4K Mixed 16.3
69% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 41.1
66% 129 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 992007 (997007) 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.3% Below average
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 10.4
MC Mixed 8.4
28% 9.73 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 10.6
SC Mixed 9.7
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 69%

 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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