Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	110% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 20:35
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 120 2-Core 213 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 572 59% 477 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.7% Above average	Lighting 64.3 Reflection 62.5 Parallax 56.7 52% 61.2 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 58.1 Splatting 51.3 47% 58.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 295 262 123 115 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 448 Mixed 372 SusWrite 215 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 57.8 202% 73.5 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 349 263% 352 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 11GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 138 146 148 146 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 151 Write 153 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 146 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 112%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 114 109 115 117 116 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 66.7 Write 82 Mixed 64 SusWrite 111 60% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.7 167% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 3,072 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.4% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 14.9 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 15.7 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 61%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 - $162

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	842x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	347x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	156x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	317x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	112x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	96x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	41x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	99x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	66x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	63x

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Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16