Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics44.9% 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 Drive46.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime5.4 Days
Run DateMay 20 '21 at 22:40
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 122
2-Core 229
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 664
65% 534 Pts
64-Core 663
41% 663 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
44.9% Average
Lighting 63.3
Reflection 73.2
Parallax 64.9
52% 67.1 fps
MRender 70.1
Gravity 64.1
Splatting 0.2
32% 44.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UC1700RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 84 4.3 5.8 27 4.4 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 451
Write 103
Mixed 200
SusWrite 45.3
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 38.9
4K Mixed 19.3
69% 24.7 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 87.1
DQ Mixed 42.6
48% 82 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 57%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 198 198 199 198 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 195
Mixed 85.9
SusWrite 198
124% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 115%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.7% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.6
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 18
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 91%

 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 1,702 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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