Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive137% 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-Z97X-UD5H-BK  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 26 '17 at 02:28
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 81.6
1-Core 128
2-Core 243
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 599
62% 499 Pts
64-Core 649
40% 649 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 700
Write 512
Mixed 548
130% 587 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 46.8
194% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 472
DQ Write 388
DQ Mixed 177
202% 346 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 137%
Great: 236%
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB
89GB free
Firmware: DXM01D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 352
Write 230
Mixed 282
64% 288 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 86.5
4K Mixed 24.2
128% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 45
68% 128 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 99%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116
71GB free
Firmware: 0309 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 492
Write 190
Mixed 276
70% 320 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 8.25
106% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 29.2
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 12.1
27% 52.7 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$33
205GB free
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
47.7% Average
Read 99.2
Write 67.1
Mixed 67
58% 77.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.26
4K Mixed 0.32
79% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.8% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15.2
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 14.5
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 77.6
52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 61%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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