Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.1% 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 Drive80.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateDec 05 '19 at 19:25
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 256
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 507
65% 492 Pts
64-Core 495
31% 495 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 110
Parallax 94.7
88% 104 fps
MRender 96.1
Gravity 97.2
Splatting 98.1
80% 97.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 132 127 125 120 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 420
Write 140
Mixed 205
SusWrite 127
49% 223 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 40
161% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 119
98% 139 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 82%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47
6GB free
Firmware: GKAOAB0A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 61 58 60 64 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
32% Below average
Read 50.6
Write 52.7
Mixed 32.2
SusWrite 60.6
36% 49 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 32%
Great: 46%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB
30GB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 81 81 81 80 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
45.4% Average
Read 76.7
Write 80.7
Mixed 43.9
SusWrite 81.1
52% 70.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
63.6% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 20
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 21.3
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 64%

 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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