Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
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 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive91.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 01 '17 at 08:28
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 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 i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 110
2-Core 227
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 447
61% 453 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.9% Good
Lighting 77.5
Reflection 79.1
Parallax 68.8
63% 75.1 fps
MRender 72.4
Gravity 71.4
Splatting 73.4
59% 72.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 120GB
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 400
Mixed 417
98% 441 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 95.9
4K Mixed 32.9
150% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 55.6
DQ Write 23.8
DQ Mixed 17.6
19% 32.3 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 119%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 04.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 92
Write 97.6
Mixed 99.8
73% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.91
4K Write 2.68
4K Mixed 0.38
129% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 20.5
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 21.4
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 56.7
70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 65%
Great: 62%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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