Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 11 '17 at 22:50
Run Duration100 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-3GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 226
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 585
62% 493 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Lighting 70.1
Reflection 68
Parallax 62.6
57% 66.9 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 65.8
Splatting 69.4
56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 56%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
804GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 174
Mixed 175
135% 180 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.24
96% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-061.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.4% Poor
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 8.1
26% 9.03 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 9.9
28% 9.63 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 55%

 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 901 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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