Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics49.7% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1824 x 1014 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '18 at 15:37
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 85.9
1-Core 101
2-Core 187
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 566
55% 452 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 367B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49.7% Average
Lighting 64.3
Reflection 58.8
Parallax 58.2
52% 60.5 fps
MRender 43.3
Gravity 59.9
Splatting 57.8
44% 53.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
666GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Read 105
Write 99.6
Mixed 108
79% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.03
4K Write 0.25
4K Mixed 0.08
15% 0.12 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 109%
WD Elements 2TB
491GB free, PID 10b8
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
29.1% Poor
Read 67.1
Write 72.4
Mixed 61.8
87% 67.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.14
4K Mixed 0.21
48% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 29.1%
Great: 44%
WD Elements 2TB
158GB free, PID 10b8
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6BFR8A-PB HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.4% Below average
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 10.4
MC Mixed 8.3
28% 9.67 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 9.3
26% 9.23 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 55%

 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 1,714 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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