Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.5% 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 Drive116% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory21.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '17 at 11:03
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 123
2-Core 244
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 632
66% 529 Pts
64-Core 633
39% 633 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.5% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 112
Parallax 95.2
84% 103 fps
MRender 96.9
Gravity 96.6
Splatting 99.4
80% 97.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 451
Mixed 472
106% 477 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 41.4
173% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 133
160% 281 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 116%
Great: 119%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 145
Write 147
Mixed 139
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.92
4K Write 3.32
4K Mixed 0.25
128% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G 24GB
1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
67.5% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 21
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 21.5
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 72%

 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 1,708 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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