Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.69% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 13 '21 at 16:58
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 84.3
1-Core 125
2-Core 232
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 647
66% 536 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7750
MSI(1462 2792) 1GB
CLim: 830 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 21.5.1
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
7.69% Terrible
Lighting 8.8
Reflection 16.1
Parallax 14.5
7% 13.1 fps
MRender 12.1
Gravity 9.7
Splatting 10.3
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.69%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 104 107 119 116 114 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 250
Write 151
Mixed 174
SusWrite 110
38% 171 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 39
146% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 98.5
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 105
86% 119 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 73%
Seagate ST9250421ASG 250GB-$35
218GB free
Firmware: DEA2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 87 87 85 85 86 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 84.5
Write 81.3
Mixed 46.3
SusWrite 85.5
55% 74.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 49%
Sony Storage Media 32GB
22GB free, PID 09c2
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 105
Write 76.4
Mixed 56.4
94% 79.4 MB/s
4K Read 4.2
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 2
121% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown PSD38G13332 1319 CL9-9-9 D3-1333 Kingston 9905403-559.A00LF 1319 CL9-9-9 D3-1333 32GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
52.1% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.6
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.7
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 1,707 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-Z97X-Gaming 5 - $162

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $810
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