Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.5% 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 Drive59.6% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 05 '18 at 18:30
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 262
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 700
72% 578 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Zotac(19DA 1396) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1805 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 121
Parallax 126
95% 121 fps
MRender 99.1
Gravity 104
Splatting 98
82% 100 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$117
90GB free
Firmware: SAFM Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 522
Write 512
Mixed 506
115% 513 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 13.4
137% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 13.8
75% 171 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 102%
Great: 111%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
59.6% Above average
Read 423
Write 112
Mixed 162
50% 232 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 16.4
117% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 48.7
DQ Write 40.3
DQ Mixed 20
22% 36.3 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
85% Excellent
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 26.2
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 26.5
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 48
83% 48 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 85%
Great: 85%

 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 1,719 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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