Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics95.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive150% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory19 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 16 '19 at 15:04
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd 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 below expectations (28th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 115
2-Core 212
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 574
58% 473 Pts
64-Core 599
37% 599 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.3% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 107
Parallax 110
95% 111 fps
MRender 159
Gravity 114
Splatting 91.3
96% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 559 570 526 512 541 564 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
150% Outstanding
Read 622
Write 547
Mixed 556
SusWrite 545
128% 568 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 54.6
196% 69.4 MB/s
DQ Read 748
DQ Write 661
DQ Mixed 839
592% 750 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 150%
Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 168 171 174 164 174 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 152
Write 176
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 171
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion+ 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 8.6 7.6 7.8 7.7 8.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
9.2% Terrible
Read 23.8
Write 10.5
Mixed 10
SusWrite 8.2
10% 13.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
30% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 9.2%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905402-665.A00LF KHX1866C10D3/8G 9905402-665.A00LF 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
46.8% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 14.8
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 13.6
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 52%

 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 1,708 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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