Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive110% 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '18 at 19:19
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 (99th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 127
2-Core 250
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 692
71% 574 Pts
64-Core 683
42% 683 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 147
Reflection 157
Parallax 134
120% 146 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 141
Splatting 116
102% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 359 207 85 75 77 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 451
Mixed 393
SusWrite 208
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 56.3
200% 74.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 110%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
322GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 144 147 147 148 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 139
Mixed 99.5
SusWrite 146
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 109%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24
213GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 86 88 88 88 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 53.5
Write 53.5
Mixed 38.8
SusWrite 87.1
43% 58.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2400C11 KHX2400C11D3/4GX 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2400C11 16GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 25.8
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 25.1
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 84%

 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 1,700 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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HDDRAMUSB
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