Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.3% 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 Drive114% 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)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 03 '17 at 18:35
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 131
2-Core 254
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 653
70% 556 Pts
64-Core 644
40% 644 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 117
Parallax 102
93% 111 fps
MRender 98.9
Gravity 106
Splatting 104
84% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 391
Mixed 412
96% 431 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 50.8
182% 65.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 113
145% 261 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 114%
Great: 134%
Synology iSCSI Storage 429GB
56GB free
Firmware: 3.1
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 106
Write 103
Mixed 110
80% 106 MB/s
4K Read 7.66
4K Write 6.98
4K Mixed 5.22
1,028% 6.62 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 25.7
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 26.1
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 48.1
83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 85%

 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 903 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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