Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics116% 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.
Boot Drive52.9% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140425
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 12 '19 at 23:09
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 90.1
1-Core 105
2-Core 191
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 368
52% 382 Pts
64-Core 392
24% 392 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
PNY(196E 1344) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 145
Parallax 158
124% 152 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 132
Splatting 105
111% 140 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 134 135 136 136 136 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 385
Write 136
Mixed 198
SusWrite 135
47% 213 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 34.8
4K Mixed 21.6
65% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 157
128% 184 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 77%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
871GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 137 138 138 137 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 139
Write 123
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 137
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 0793 GY1866D364L9A/4G KHX1866C10D3/4G 0793 GY1866D364L9A/4G 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
52.7% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 15.8
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 16.8
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 71%

 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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