Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive84.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 10 '20 at 00:41
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 109
2-Core 215
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 406
55% 408 Pts
64-Core 400
25% 400 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.86% Terrible
Lighting 3.9
Reflection 6.31
Parallax 7.12
3% 5.78 fps
MRender 8.95
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.43
5% 6.25 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.86%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU635 240GB-$20
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8X01c87
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 372 367 359 361 361 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 396
Write 356
Mixed 331
SusWrite 365
82% 362 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 88.9
4K Mixed 33.6
124% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 190
142% 185 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 97%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB
4GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 9.1 8.3 9 9.1 9 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
13.1% Very poor
Read 27
Write 8.7
Mixed 4.3
SusWrite 8.8
13% 12.2 MB/s
4K Read 8.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 2.6
178% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 13.1%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
61.5% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 17.7
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19.2
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 208 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-Z97N-Gaming 5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $576
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