Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics97.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive67.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 19 '17 at 01:58
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 107
2-Core 223
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 582
60% 482 Pts
64-Core 545
34% 545 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.1% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 134
Parallax 115
101% 124 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 123
Splatting 101
89% 110 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.8.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 499
Write 241
Mixed 328
78% 356 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 66.3
4K Mixed 11.4
82% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 11.7
64% 147 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 90%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 156
Mixed 164
122% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.22
4K Write 3.48
4K Mixed 0.5
171% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.5% Below average
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 11
MC Mixed 9.2
29% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 11.3
SC Mixed 9.5
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 63%

 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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