Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive115% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 04 '21 at 16:09
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 235
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 661
67% 544 Pts
64-Core 655
40% 655 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.12% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 2.9
Parallax 7.5
3% 4.8 fps
MRender 9.1
Gravity 2.7
Splatting 0.3
3% 4.03 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.12%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 288 288 311 387 411 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 480
Mixed 388
SusWrite 344
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 54.2
192% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 257
212% 306 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 115%
Great: 114%
Samsung MZFLV512HCJH-000MV 512GB
208GB free
Firmware: BXV75M0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 577 578 577 577 581 579 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 910
Write 578
Mixed 445
SusWrite 578
140% 628 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 46.2
192% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 814
DQ Write 580
DQ Mixed 604
476% 666 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 161%
Great: 161%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
60% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.3
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 19.9
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 60%
Great: 64%

 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 899 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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