Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive44.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateJul 03 '22 at 04:07
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 as expected (45th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 79.8
1-Core 117
2-Core 228
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 622
65% 521 Pts
64-Core 618
38% 618 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 87%
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 as expected (53rd percentile)
3.4% Terrible
Lighting 3.9
Reflection 2.5
Parallax 6.6
3% 4.33 fps
MRender 6
Gravity 2.6
Splatting 5.3
4% 4.63 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.4%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TD128HAFV-000L1 128GB
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT04L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 32 30 31 37 32 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
44.2% Average
Read 354
Write 69.5
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 31.9
29% 133 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 44.9
4K Mixed 11.9
69% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 35.2
DQ Mixed 41.8
65% 133 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 71%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB
36GB free, PID 9917
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 23 17 18 21 21 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
15.8% Very poor
Read 41
Write 40.1
Mixed 17.2
SusWrite 21
38% 29.8 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1.8
126% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 15.8%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 2400 2OZ 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26% Poor
MC Read 9.1
MC Write 8.6
MC Mixed 7.3
24% 8.33 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 6.6
21% 7.4 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 26%
Great: 51%

 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 1,716 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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