Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics139% 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 Drive86.9% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 20 '17 at 17:33
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 714
75% 603 Pts
64-Core 716
44% 716 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3605) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2777 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Lighting 199
Reflection 215
Parallax 191
162% 202 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 190
Splatting 133
123% 152 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 139%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 513
Write 251
Mixed 265
75% 343 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 26.3
138% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 13.9
71% 159 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 94%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 112
Write 111
Mixed 94.7
79% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.19
65% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
59.2% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 17.9
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 19.3
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 58.9
68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 208 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-Z97N-Gaming 5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $576
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