Gigabyte GA-X99M-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.4% 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 Drive	115% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Default string
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X99M-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '21 at 03:40
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$78 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 122 2-Core 245 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 793 76% 626 Pts	64-Core 970 60% 970 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8506) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.4% Above average	Lighting 71.7 Reflection 83.9 Parallax 75 58% 76.9 fps	MRender 78.2 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 65.5 58% 72 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 266 251 237 225 220 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 490 Mixed 408 SusWrite 266 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 59.7 202% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 96GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 79 81 79 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 97.9 Write 94.3 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 79.7 66% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 59%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 210GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 81 80 81 80 81 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 69.2 Write 64.6 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 79.9 50% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GB-$210 3,970 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 50.8 MC Mixed 38 122% 42.7 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 21.1 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 51: 5R 5G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
51%	34%	62	348	290	60	23.5"	1920 1080	ACI249A ASUS VS247

History: Score 32: 3R 4G 5B | Score 35: 2R 5G 10B | Score 51: 5R 5G 11B

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Workstation 75%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99M-Gaming 5

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	100x
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	39x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	19x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	16x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	14x

SSD
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	11x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $115Bench 102%, 141,929 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GBCrucial $84Bench 97%, 1,914 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GBCorsair $154Bench 85%, 8,498 samples	8x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GBCorsair $74Bench 76%, 29,684 samples	7x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $753

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16