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Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics148% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive150% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory7.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '21 at 04:38
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 71%
Watch Gameplay: 2080-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$54
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 112
2-Core 218
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 423
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 421
26% 421 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Asus(1043 8666) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
148% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 196
Parallax 226
154% 204 fps
MRender 260
Gravity 209
Splatting 170
170% 213 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 148%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$128
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 505 535 553 554 564 542 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
150% Outstanding
Read 682
Write 529
Mixed 493
SusWrite 542
126% 561 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 56.2
187% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 792
DQ Write 643
DQ Mixed 890
619% 775 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 150%
Great: 353%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
143GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 313 375 337 379 354 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 441
Write 454
Mixed 408
SusWrite 342
93% 411 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 94.3
4K Mixed 55.8
180% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 306
239% 327 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 110%
Great: 129%
HP S700 1TB
200GB free
Firmware: R0522A1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 246 38 230 8 117 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 397
Write 387
Mixed 364
SusWrite 153
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 91.1
4K Mixed 26.3
124% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 39.8
93% 189 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 66 69 69 67 59 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
35.4% Below average
Read 59.7
Write 57.5
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 63
41% 55.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.4
109% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-197.A00LF 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
51.6% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 16.1
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 16.5
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 52%

 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 933 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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