Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive34.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 26 '19 at 07:58
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 228
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 415
57% 422 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Lighting 70.5
Reflection 70.2
Parallax 62.2
58% 67.7 fps
MRender 72.2
Gravity 63.4
Splatting 56.1
51% 63.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 64 65 62 63 66 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
34.7% Below average
Read 344
Write 264
Mixed 88.1
SusWrite 90.5
44% 197 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 11.1
4K Mixed 12.4
47% 13.4 MB/s
DQ Read 32.4
DQ Write 13.3
DQ Mixed 16
14% 20.6 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 56%
Transcend SSD370 512GB-$205
416GB free
Firmware: N1114H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 430 429 436 434 428 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 434
Mixed 310
SusWrite 431
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 43.3
156% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 196
172% 256 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 108%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1400 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
57.5% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 17.4
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.5%
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 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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