Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics110% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '18 at 13:17
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 97.5
1-Core 118
2-Core 225
85% 147 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 626
67% 532 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 156
Parallax 146
119% 149 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 141
Splatting 111
100% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX300-240 240GB
223GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 295 80 80 80 79 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 384
Mixed 353
SusWrite 169
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 34.7
163% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 195
174% 261 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 92%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
311GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 109 117 117 124 115 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 128
Write 134
Mixed 37
SusWrite 114
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 107%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 8GB
7GB free, PID 5572
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.8 3.4 4 4.1 3.9 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
11.7% Very poor
Read 36.6
Write 6.5
Mixed 6
SusWrite 3.8
13% 13.2 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 2.2
140% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3-2133 CL9 8GB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 27.3
87% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 25.3
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 48.3
83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 86%
Great: 86%

 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 1,708 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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