Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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.
Graphics141% 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 Drive97.9% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151107
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJun 21 '19 at 08:43
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 above expectations (78th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 89.2
1-Core 121
2-Core 245
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 644
65% 527 Pts
64-Core 646
40% 646 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Zotac(19DA 4513) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
141% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 234
Parallax 260
144% 224 fps
MRender 263
Gravity 224
Splatting 146
166% 211 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 141%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M550 512GB-$283
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 368 374 368 359 362 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 412
Write 410
Mixed 306
SusWrite 368
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 99.5
4K Mixed 40
145% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 213
189% 283 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 111%
Crucial M500 960GB-$59
226GB free
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 384 385 381 383 380 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Read 386
Write 379
Mixed 305
SusWrite 382
82% 363 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 30.5
124% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 181
173% 269 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 101%
Crucial M500 960GB-$59
290GB free
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 380 380 379 382 382 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 387
Write 366
Mixed 307
SusWrite 380
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 36
127% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 183
170% 262 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
51% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.8
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 15.1
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 51%
Great: 65%

 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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