Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics84.8% 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 Drive118% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime5.4 Days
Run DateJun 26 '17 at 01:04
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 119
2-Core 231
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 603
65% 514 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 119
Parallax 99.2
86% 108 fps
MRender 98.5
Gravity 98.7
Splatting 104
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 763
Write 662
Mixed 735
161% 720 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 44
4K Mixed 33.8
103% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 179
175% 281 MB/s
Poor: 109%
This bench: 118%
Great: 220%
Patriot Ignite 240GB-$123
53GB free
Firmware: SAFM01.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 505
Write 354
Mixed 433
96% 431 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 43.2
4K Mixed 13.6
76% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 13.8
98% 225 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.7% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 15.3
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 13.3
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 73%

 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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