Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.64% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive86.6% 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.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140425
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJun 03 '22 at 21:47
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790S-$60
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 110
2-Core 216
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 538
60% 473 Pts
64-Core 547
34% 547 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
Asus(1043 8365) 1GB
CLim: 783 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
7.64% Terrible
Lighting 8.9
Reflection 15.9
Parallax 8.2
7% 11 fps
MRender 12.8
Gravity 9.9
Splatting 8.8
8% 10.5 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.64%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS250G2B0A 250GB
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 77 85 73 46 80 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 504
Write 322
Mixed 109
SusWrite 79.2
56% 254 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 97.7
4K Mixed 35
156% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 269
217% 309 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT102464BD160B.C16 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
60.4% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.4
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 60%

 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 1,729 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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