Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics146% 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 Drive86.4% 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.
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)
Memory24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime5.8 Days
Run DateJun 02 '23 at 16:58
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 below expectations (28th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 218
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 560
57% 461 Pts
64-Core 575
36% 575 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards 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 (97th percentile)
3.63% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 2.8
Parallax 7.3
3% 4.7 fps
MRender 8.3
Gravity 2.7
Splatting 5.2
4% 5.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.63%
Great: 3%
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 532.03
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
146% Outstanding
Lighting 212
Reflection 204
Parallax 192
173% 203 fps
MRender 196
Gravity 153
Splatting 134
129% 161 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 146%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot P210 1024GB
891GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1031C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 378 384 369 370 379 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 456
Write 417
Mixed 376
SusWrite 376
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 76.6
4K Mixed 25.5
115% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 40
87% 173 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 103%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140
1TB free
Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 632 632 631 605 612 625 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
150% Outstanding
Read 612
Write 684
Mixed 647
SusWrite 623
145% 642 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 89.8
4K Mixed 55.8
175% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 769
DQ Write 680
DQ Mixed 816
587% 755 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 150%
Great: 303%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB
1TB free, PID 0827
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 87 87 84 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
36% Below average
Read 82.8
Write 85.3
Mixed 50.4
SusWrite 85.5
103% 76 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 36%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
56.5% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 16.3
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 18
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 57%

 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 1,702 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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