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Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics15.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 2 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateAug 16 '22 at 05:32
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 94.4
1-Core 94.1
2-Core 182
74% 124 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 350
47% 350 Pts
64-Core 353
22% 353 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$90
CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
15.5% Very poor
Lighting 21.6
Reflection 17.6
Parallax 21.1
18% 20.1 fps
MRender 25
Gravity 23.2
Splatting 0.1
12% 16.1 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 15.5%
Great: 19%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$75
617GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 45 27 41 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
49.9% Average
Read 128
Write 114
Mixed 78.6
SusWrite 44.9
68% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
224% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
65.4% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 20.4
66% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 19.5
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 58.7
68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 67%

 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 1,775 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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