Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics87% 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 Drive171% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 27 '16 at 21:29
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 97.5
1-Core 102
2-Core 207
79% 135 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 401
53% 399 Pts
64-Core 398
25% 398 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 1915 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 375.57
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 123
Parallax 108
88% 113 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 102
Splatting 103
84% 103 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
171% Outstanding
Read 976
Write 937
Mixed 964
214% 959 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 51.8
177% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 434
DQ Write 454
DQ Mixed 211
223% 367 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 171%
Great: 313%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
547GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 150
Write 138
Mixed 139
107% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.18
77% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 33.9
MC Mixed 28.4
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 24.3
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 48.4
83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 87%
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 464 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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