Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime7.6 Days
Run DateMar 21 '20 at 06:11
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 92.7
1-Core 99.5
2-Core 195
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 362
49% 367 Pts
64-Core 361
22% 361 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 72%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189
CLim: 965 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
35.1% Below average
Lighting 43.9
Reflection 49.4
Parallax 51
36% 48.1 fps
MRender 49.8
Gravity 40.7
Splatting 35.6
34% 42 fps
Poor: 28%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 34%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
3.68% Terrible
Lighting 3.67
Reflection 5.85
Parallax 6.03
3% 5.18 fps
MRender 9.05
Gravity 2.27
Splatting 7
5% 6.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.68%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
475GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 84 127 124 132 107 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 153
Write 151
Mixed 73
SusWrite 104
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 112%
Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB-$24
149GB free
Firmware: 3.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 57 57 57 57 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
31.9% Below average
Read 54.3
Write 14.2
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 56.6
30% 40.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 992069 (997069) 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
60.7% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 18.6
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 19.3
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 60.7%
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 1,702 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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