Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics163% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory18.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 20 '19 at 20:20
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 (78th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 106
2-Core 191
77% 131 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 618
61% 499 Pts
64-Core 652
40% 652 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
163% Outstanding
Lighting 228
Reflection 243
Parallax 259
186% 243 fps
MRender 260
Gravity 220
Splatting 147
165% 209 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 163%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 498
Write 332
Mixed 398
91% 410 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 62.6
214% 77 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 356
267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
56GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 93 94 93 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 118
Write 114
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 92.9
72% 98.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
215% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G 24GB
1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
68% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 25.2
MC Mixed 20.8
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 21.9
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 68%
Great: 72%

 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 1,700 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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