Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive125% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 04 '20 at 14:06
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 224
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 434
58% 433 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Lighting 71.2
Reflection 72.8
Parallax 64.4
58% 69.5 fps
MRender 75.6
Gravity 67.5
Splatting 57.7
54% 66.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
389GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 431 456 432 432 432 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 447
Write 433
Mixed 367
SusWrite 430
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 63.3
207% 74.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 362
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 125%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.5% Below average
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 11.6
MC Mixed 9.9
30% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 10.6
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 60%

 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 1,698 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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HDDRAMUSB
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