Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.52% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 21 '18 at 09:02
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4130-$42
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 96.8
1-Core 101
2-Core 185
76% 128 Pts
4-Core 251
8-Core 252
34% 252 Pts
64-Core 268
17% 268 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 63%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630
Asus(1043 8461) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
5.52% Terrible
Lighting 6.87
Reflection 7.27
Parallax 8.12
6% 7.42 fps
MRender 4.86
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 7.17
5% 6.45 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.52%
Great: 5%
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4963
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
3.47% Terrible
Lighting 3.23
Reflection 5.04
Parallax 4.38
3% 4.22 fps
MRender 9.1
Gravity 1.83
Splatting 7.48
5% 6.14 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.47%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 5,315
Write 4,971
Mixed 4,722
1,116% 5,003 MB/s
4K Read 279
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 189
752% 211 MB/s
DQ Read 1,082
DQ Write 950
DQ Mixed 1,034
770% 1,022 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 119%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
547GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 124 121 125 123 125 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 123
Write 115
Mixed 22.4
SusWrite 123
69% 95.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
79.4% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 26.3
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 22.4
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 50.9
78% 50.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 208 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-Z97N-Gaming 5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $576
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