Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 9 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)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 15 '20 at 02:58
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 132
2-Core 244
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 668
69% 554 Pts
64-Core 669
41% 669 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4425
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
931GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 587 579 562 539 536 537 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
190% Outstanding
Read 593
Write 526
Mixed 544
SusWrite 557
125% 555 MB/s
4K Read 64.2
4K Write 221
4K Mixed 86
324% 124 MB/s
DQ Read 775
DQ Write 679
DQ Mixed 1,101
723% 852 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 190%
Great: 372%
Hitachi HTS545012B9SA00 120GB
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PB1OC64G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 59 61 64 59 61 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
27.9% Poor
Read 36.1
Write 60.9
Mixed 33.2
SusWrite 60.9
35% 47.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 44%
SanDisk Cruzer 8GB
7GB free, PID 5530
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 2.2 3 2.7 2.8 3 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
9.42% Terrible
Read 19.9
Write 9.5
Mixed 13.3
SusWrite 3.1
14% 11.4 MB/s
4K Read 4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 2.1
141% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 9.42%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLE8G3D1869DE1TX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.1% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 9.1
MC Mixed 7.5
24% 8.57 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 9.3
27% 9.43 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28.1%
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 1,703 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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