Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics84.6% 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 Drive147% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime4.6 Days
Run DateNov 09 '16 at 02:25
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 529
8-Core 541
71% 535 Pts
64-Core 533
33% 533 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7557
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 123
Parallax 107
87% 112 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 100
Splatting 95.2
81% 98.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 958
Write 796
Mixed 791
189% 849 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 82.5
4K Mixed 34.6
128% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 425
DQ Write 495
DQ Mixed 157
202% 359 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 147%
Great: 313%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
548GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Read 158
Write 134
Mixed 140
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.25
90% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 28.6
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 26.5
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 48.6
82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK Builds (Compare 466 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK - $206

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $709
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