Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics182% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive40.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 24 '22 at 10:55
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 28%
Watch Gameplay: 3080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (21st 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 (33rd percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 105
2-Core 205
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 584
59% 479 Pts
64-Core 581
36% 581 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
182% Outstanding
Lighting 261
Reflection 243
Parallax 274
212% 260 fps
MRender 301
Gravity 229
Splatting 168
183% 232 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 182%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX300-240 240GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 119 75 28 7.2 45 MB/s
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
40.8% Average
Read 33.9
Write 284
Mixed 24.1
SusWrite 60.7
23% 101 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 60.4
4K Mixed 28.3
80% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 182
150% 211 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 92%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
93GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 510 509 508 348 298 295 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 573
Write 488
Mixed 406
SusWrite 411
105% 469 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 71.7
4K Mixed 41.1
140% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 631
DQ Write 494
DQ Mixed 540
410% 555 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 116%
Great: 236%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
166GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 106 110 112 116 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 141
Write 133
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 112
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
132% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.4%
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 below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.6% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 16.7
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 17.7
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 56.6%
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 1,706 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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