Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% 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 Drive104% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 24 '20 at 23:24
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 127
2-Core 244
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 656
69% 553 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 167
Parallax 125
99% 138 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 114
Splatting 103
104% 132 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK512MAY-1AE1ZABHA 512GB
391GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M504
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 387 383 378 373 375 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 393
Write 401
Mixed 281
SusWrite 382
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 44.5
160% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 223
199% 299 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 132 130 133 131 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 133
Write 120
Mixed 36
SusWrite 130
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 96%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29
60GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 121 130 131 131 133 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 122
Write 103
Mixed 28
SusWrite 129
69% 95.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1866 Samsung M391B1G73QH0-CMA 0420 DDR3 1866 Hynix HMT41GU7AFR8C-RD 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
57.4% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.5
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 18.9
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns

 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%
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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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