Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive118% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
4 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 01 '20 at 19:34
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 98.2
1-Core 133
2-Core 265
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 626
71% 556 Pts
64-Core 659
41% 659 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Zotac(19DA 5511) ≥ 4GB; ZT-T20610D-10P Zotac GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER AMP 8GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 128
Parallax 131
108% 131 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 119
Splatting 106
108% 136 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 107%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 357 448 281 161 161 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 462
Mixed 458
SusWrite 279
96% 429 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 59.4
207% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 282
234% 336 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 118%
Great: 118%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
35GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 365 453 465 383 367 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 478
Mixed 449
SusWrite 381
102% 456 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 57.6
195% 71.2 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 294
241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 121%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
119GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 168 154 147 139 161 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 148
Write 142
Mixed 84
SusWrite 157
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 33.4
MC Mixed 26.5
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 25.8
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 45.2
88% 45.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 81%

 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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