Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.4% 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 Drive123% 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.
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)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '19 at 00:28
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 128
2-Core 237
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 657
65% 530 Pts
64-Core 685
42% 685 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.2.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Lighting 68.4
Reflection 61.6
Parallax 79.2
56% 69.7 fps
MRender 61
Gravity 58.1
Splatting 77.3
55% 65.5 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 430 445 439 426 425 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 444
Mixed 412
SusWrite 432
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 57.3
196% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 276
231% 334 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 123%
Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 179 180 180 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 104
Mixed 79
SusWrite 179
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 114%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB
380GB free
Firmware: 1306
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 99 97 98 99 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
59.2% Above average
Read 108
Write 64.1
Mixed 57.8
SusWrite 98.2
60% 82.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
60% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.1
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 18.9
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 57.3
70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60%
Great: 76%

 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 1,702 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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