Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive53.4% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJul 07 '19 at 04:24
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 above expectations (78th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 248
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 643
66% 534 Pts
64-Core 651
40% 651 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.3% Good
Lighting 50.7
Reflection 150
Parallax 138
41% 113 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 134
Splatting 110
97% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP600 256GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 111 4.8 43 46 119 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 301
Write 98.3
Mixed 104
SusWrite 65.3
31% 142 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 61.5
4K Mixed 20.5
102% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 196
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 93.1
87% 137 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 97%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31
143GB free
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 156 177 173 174 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 475
Mixed 373
SusWrite 200
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 43
160% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 202
191% 298 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 15.9
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 17.1
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50%
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 1,700 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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