Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.3% 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 Drive90.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
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MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 31 '17 at 22:41
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 108
2-Core 214
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 600
64% 509 Pts
64-Core 599
37% 599 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1475 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Lighting 64.8
Reflection 66.7
Parallax 67.1
53% 66.2 fps
MRender 73.5
Gravity 61.8
Splatting 55.5
51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ssd2sc12 0G1CS1754D117-55 120GB
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS111101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Read 424
Write 290
Mixed 344
78% 353 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 35
144% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 65.7
108% 206 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
352GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 119
Write 107
Mixed 108
84% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.98
4K Mixed 0.21
79% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
197GB free
Firmware: 03.01A03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
72% Very good
Read 142
Write 108
Mixed 121
93% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 2.24
4K Mixed 0.23
92% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
68.3% Good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 21
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 21.7
56% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 56.7
71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 80%

 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 1,713 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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