Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive53.9% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 05 '19 at 03:41
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU9%

 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 i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 94.5
1-Core 72
2-Core 200
71% 122 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 343
48% 354 Pts
64-Core 363
22% 363 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36% Below average
Lighting 46.8
Reflection 45.4
Parallax 39.8
38% 44 fps
MRender 40.3
Gravity 41
Splatting 36.5
32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 67 85 79 97 86 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 174
Write 117
Mixed 167
SusWrite 83.1
30% 135 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 30.4
122% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 86.1
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 90.3
72% 99.6 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 73%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 131 132 130 132 136 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 128
Write 117
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 130
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
695GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 180 183 183 184 186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 144
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 182
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
70.1% Very good
MC Read 25.6
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 22.3
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 21.6
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 82%

 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 1,714 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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