Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
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 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics19.9% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '19 at 23:28
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 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 i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 115
2-Core 230
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 441
59% 441 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 353.30
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
19.9% Very poor
Lighting 25.3
Reflection 19.3
Parallax 22
21% 22.2 fps
MRender 27.6
Gravity 22.8
Splatting 19
18% 23.1 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
112GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 436 429 432 430 438 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 449
Write 444
Mixed 349
SusWrite 410
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 49.7
176% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 315
242% 328 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
610GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 134 146 146 130 142 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 136
Write 146
Mixed 71.1
SusWrite 132
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
63.9% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 20.4
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 19.9
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 63%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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