Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics100% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive91.1% 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '18 at 17:40
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 123
2-Core 240
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 664
67% 543 Pts
64-Core 575
36% 575 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 143
Parallax 121
104% 130 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 126
Splatting 104
93% 114 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 520
Write 324
Mixed 380
90% 408 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 20.3
132% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 19.5
87% 194 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 174
Mixed 161
130% 173 MB/s
4K Read 1.34
4K Write 2.85
4K Mixed 0.28
139% 1.49 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
59% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 18.1
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 17.5
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59%
Great: 63%

 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 1,699 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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