Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics82.1% 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 Drive66.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
19 months ago, 19 months ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateSep 21 '22 at 19:12
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 34%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 below expectations (23rd percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 107
2-Core 213
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 523
56% 443 Pts
64-Core 560
35% 560 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.1% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 109
Parallax 99.6
84% 104 fps
MRender 91.7
Gravity 100
Splatting 96.7
79% 96.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX300-240 240GB
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 110 50 29 25 4.2 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 428
Write 316
Mixed 309
SusWrite 84.8
63% 284 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 59.9
4K Mixed 25.3
106% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 189
168% 249 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 92%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
58GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 332 326 326 327 320 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 640
Write 514
Mixed 372
SusWrite 350
105% 469 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 64.9
4K Mixed 37.2
129% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 612
DQ Write 481
DQ Mixed 492
383% 528 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 111%
Great: 236%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
307GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 137 134 129 137 137 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 148
Write 125
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 134
77% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3-2133 CL9 8GB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
52.5% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16.1
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 16
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 80%

 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 1,707 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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