Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.31% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive65.2% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 15 '17 at 21:55
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 230
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 459
61% 459 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
EVGA(3842 C972) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
6.31% Terrible
Lighting 8.53
Reflection 8.5
Parallax 2.88
7% 6.64 fps
MRender 7.1
Gravity 6.3
Splatting 5.48
5% 6.29 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.31%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_M600_MTFDDAY256MBF 256GB
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
65.2% Good
Read 503
Write 257
Mixed 299
78% 353 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 73.9
4K Mixed 10.1
83% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 21.3
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 39.8
57% 99.5 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
72.6% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 22.8
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 23.4
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 71%

 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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