Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics25% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive93.9% 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.
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)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 19 '20 at 22:19
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 128
2-Core 254
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 616
66% 526 Pts
64-Core 552
34% 552 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Zotac(19DA 3265) 2GB
CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25% Poor
Lighting 28.4
Reflection 31.2
Parallax 36
23% 31.9 fps
MRender 39.5
Gravity 37.7
Splatting 30
29% 35.7 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 25%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: L2010420
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 294 295 295 294 289 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 387
Write 171
Mixed 274
SusWrite 284
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 37.9
155% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 277
218% 303 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 95%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65
74GB free
Firmware: CC34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 101 102 101 97 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 54.2
Write 90.5
Mixed 51
SusWrite 99.4
54% 73.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.9
154% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TIMETEC-UD3-1600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.1% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 10.6
MC Mixed 8.5
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 10.1
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 60%

 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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