Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive90.6% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 09 '17 at 10:19
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User ARG-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 i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 118
2-Core 220
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 605
60% 492 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1675 MHz, MLim: 1958 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.9% Good
Lighting 76.3
Reflection 79.7
Parallax 70
62% 75.3 fps
MRender 82.9
Gravity 70.8
Splatting 63.7
58% 72.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ssd2sc12 0G1CS1754D117-55 120GB
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS111101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 432
Write 291
Mixed 345
79% 356 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 34
142% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 65.8
109% 209 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
614GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 124
Write 105
Mixed 105
84% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 2.12
4K Mixed 0.15
79% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
136GB free
Firmware: 03.01A03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 146
Write 133
Mixed 119
99% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 2.55
4K Mixed 0.18
86% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
70.1% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 25.2
MC Mixed 21.4
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 24.3
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 80%

 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 1,703 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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