Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.3% 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 Drive65.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 28 '18 at 03:03
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 41%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 74.4
2-Core 204
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 414
55% 414 Pts
64-Core 365
23% 365 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 122
Parallax 114
99% 119 fps
MRender 98.9
Gravity 107
Splatting 106
85% 104 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$61
931GB free
Firmware: M3CR010 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 525
Write 395
Mixed 423
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 86.8
4K Mixed 44.3
159% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 283
DQ Mixed 71.7
123% 243 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 109%
Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
101GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 412
Mixed 421
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 96.8
4K Mixed 27.5
149% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 44.5
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 118
105% 149 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 134%
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R211 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 506
Write 142
Mixed 218
63% 288 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 94.5
4K Mixed 17.7
108% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 38.4
51% 91.2 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
40.6% Average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 12
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 13
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z97N-WIFI Builds (Compare 373 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-Z97N-WIFI - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $778
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HDDRAMUSB
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