Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.2% 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 Drive107% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 01:05
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 127
2-Core 237
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 642
63% 515 Pts
64-Core 688
43% 688 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.2% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 107
Parallax 106
85% 106 fps
MRender 90
Gravity 94
Splatting 86
73% 90 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 130 125 126 122 127 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 440
Write 430
Mixed 342
SusWrite 158
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 56.8
204% 75.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 359
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 107%
Great: 115%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
535GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 101 101 101 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Read 168
Write 173
Mixed 82.1
SusWrite 102
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
534GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 180 179 180 179 177 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 143
Mixed 102
SusWrite 179
114% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 107%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 16GB
1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67.3% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 21.5
68% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 18.3
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 56.7
71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 67%

 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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