Gigabyte GA-X99-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 below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive116% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-X99-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140909
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '17 at 17:07
Run Duration54 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 79.9
1-Core 90.7
2-Core 181
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 725
64% 544 Pts
64-Core 956
59% 956 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 94%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 500
Mixed 507
114% 508 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 46
162% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 50.5
113% 234 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 116%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
64.9% Good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 21.2
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 17.7
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Gaming 5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $745
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