Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '18 at 05:16
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 130
2-Core 263
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 696
71% 573 Pts
64-Core 706
44% 706 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 150
Parallax 127
107% 136 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 129
Splatting 110
96% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 621
Write 475
Mixed 471
116% 522 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 93.2
4K Mixed 26.1
131% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 53.9
102% 202 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 105%
Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
463GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 165
Write 148
Mixed 154
117% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.34
4K Write 2.84
4K Mixed 0.29
141% 1.49 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
60.4% Good
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 18.4
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 20.2
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 63%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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