Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.9% 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 Drive179% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 26 '23 at 12:38
Run Duration196 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU10%

 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 i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 97.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 217
84% 145 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 649
64% 526 Pts
64-Core 648
40% 648 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 537.42
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
58.9% Above average
Lighting 73
Reflection 84.1
Parallax 74.9
60% 77.3 fps
MRender 77
Gravity 72
Splatting 65.3
58% 71.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$105
459GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 628 653 665 665 662 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
179% Outstanding
Read 724
Write 656
Mixed 676
SusWrite 608
150% 666 MB/s
4K Read 62.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 79.6
254% 83.6 MB/s
DQ Read 778
DQ Write 703
DQ Mixed 980
669% 820 MB/s
Poor: 266%
This bench: 179%
Great: 477%
Sandisk SD6SA1M032G 32GB
19GB free
Firmware: X211200
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 75 75 75 75 75 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
59.4% Above average
Read 347
Write 75.6
Mixed 110
SusWrite 74.2
33% 152 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 30.7
112% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 211
DQ Write 76.6
DQ Mixed 94.2
83% 127 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 60%
Samsung HM641JI 640GB-$50
596GB free
Firmware: 2AJ10002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 88 89 89 89 89 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 101
Write 27.2
Mixed 56.9
SusWrite 87.5
50% 68.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 50%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
213GB free
Firmware: AM0B1J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 109 109 109 110 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 108
Write 103
Mixed 34.4
SusWrite 108
64% 88.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 60%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB
7GB free, PID 4200
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 3,229
Mixed 2
1,064% 1,616 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Mixed 0
250% 22.5 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 25.4
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 26.3
68% 24 GB/s
Latency 48.1
83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 71 60 60 31.5" 1536 793 MEIA0C9 Panasonic-TV
Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 1,722 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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