Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics99.3% 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 Drive113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben, , 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateAug 19 '19 at 20:11
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 as expected (45th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 119
2-Core 225
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 592
62% 497 Pts
64-Core 611
38% 611 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.3% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 130
Parallax 114
102% 123 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 126
Splatting 106
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 296 280 279 277 284 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 469
Mixed 373
SusWrite 301
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 56
189% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 352
265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 113%
Great: 124%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 134 134 133 135 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Read 161
Write 98.8
Mixed 91
SusWrite 133
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 87%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
209GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 133 133 133 132 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 133
Write 133
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 132
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-1600C9-4GAO 0420 F3-1600C9-4GAB 0420 F3-1600C9-4GAO 0420 F3-1600C9-4GAB 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.1% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.6
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 17.8
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 56.1%
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 1,703 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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