Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics104% 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 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-UD5H-BK  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 25 '18 at 16:11
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 127
2-Core 258
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 692
69% 560 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 145
Parallax 133
111% 138 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 124
Splatting 104
91% 112 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 120GB
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 412
Mixed 420
100% 449 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 91.8
4K Mixed 45
177% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 113
134% 235 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 113%
Great: 112%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
23GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 346
Mixed 358
90% 404 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 27.4
142% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 87.6
116% 213 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
930GB free
Firmware: CC98 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 116
Write 117
Mixed 113
87% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.12
50% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 75%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB
3.5TB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 114
Write 104
Mixed 30.5
97% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.36
4K Write 7.69
4K Mixed 0.37
279% 3.14 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
52.2% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.8
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 17.9
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK Builds (Compare 463 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK - $206

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $699
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