Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.6% 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 Drive76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 13 '17 at 12:33
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU3%

 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 i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 249
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 656
68% 545 Pts
64-Core 660
41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 3684) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Lighting 70.1
Reflection 67.7
Parallax 61.2
57% 66.4 fps
MRender 71.7
Gravity 60.9
Splatting 53.1
50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 120GB-$75
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RG20 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 489
Write 191
Mixed 238
67% 306 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 96.1
4K Mixed 19.8
126% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 48.2
74% 139 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 87%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
423GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
31.7% Below average
Read 73.5
Write 37
Mixed 9.26
29% 39.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 0.21
4K Mixed 0.11
35% 0.26 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 67%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
270GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 88.5
Write 80.1
Mixed 69.2
59% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.94
4K Mixed 0.28
88% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.1% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 16.1
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.3
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 208 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-Z97N-Gaming 5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $576
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