Gigabyte GA-X99-Gaming 5P

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.2% 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 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemGigabyte Default string
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X99-Gaming 5P  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160613
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 10 '18 at 05:15
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 98.3
2-Core 198
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 647
64% 523 Pts
64-Core 787
49% 787 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
Asus(1043 04ED) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Lighting 69.6
Reflection 63.4
Parallax 89.6
57% 74.2 fps
MRender 61.8
Gravity 56.3
Splatting 78.8
55% 65.6 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 707
Write 528
Mixed 562
133% 599 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 22
164% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 50.9
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 21.9
32% 58.7 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 111%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
1TB free
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 160
Mixed 152
121% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.33
91% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 113%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB
3GB free, PID 3600
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
8.1% Terrible
Read 27.4
Write 8.35
Mixed 14.1
18% 16.6 MB/s
4K Read 9.57
4K Write 0.02
4K Mixed 0.02
37% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.1%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB
2 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.2% Very good
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 22.3
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 21
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 58.4
68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-X99-Gaming 5P Builds (Compare 190 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 87%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Gaming 5P

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $696
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