Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.9% 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 Drive125% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJan 27 '20 at 19:00
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 89
1-Core 127
2-Core 245
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 616
65% 521 Pts
64-Core 595
37% 595 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.9% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 134
Parallax 128
104% 130 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 125
Splatting 103
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122
546GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 444 456 434 461 437 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 482
Mixed 440
SusWrite 440
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 59.5
199% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 348
265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 211 210 213 212 213 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 151
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 212
117% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 116%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
51.8% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15.8
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 16.9
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97N-WIFI Builds (Compare 375 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-Z97N-WIFI - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $778
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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