Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive111% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 31 '21 at 19:22
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 495
68% 503 Pts
64-Core 499
31% 499 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB
642GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 415020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 378 368 366 364 366 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 464
Mixed 386
SusWrite 374
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 43.4
172% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 108
147% 269 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 111%
Great: 117%
Apple HDD HTS541075A9E662 750GB
687GB free
Firmware: JA2AB5D0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 85 85 84 85 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 83.8
Write 84.9
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 84.5
51% 70.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
105% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
63.5% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 19.6
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 21.1
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 76%

 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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