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Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive115% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '21 at 12:49
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$54
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 255
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 499
8-Core 497
67% 498 Pts
64-Core 490
30% 490 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5171
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.17% Terrible
Lighting 3.5
Reflection 2.4
Parallax 6.2
3% 4.03 fps
MRender 7.3
Gravity 2.2
Splatting 4.6
4% 4.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.17%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SWORDFISH 500GB
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s57
SusWrite @10s intervals: 503 481 478 472 458 453 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 597
Write 449
Mixed 473
SusWrite 474
112% 498 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 41.4
147% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 394
DQ Mixed 463
322% 399 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 115%
Great: 256%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$18
465GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 132 134 133 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 127
Write 119
Mixed 62.8
SusWrite 133
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 1
161% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.9% Good
MC Read 22
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 18.9
60% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 18.2
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 61%

 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 1,777 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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