Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.7% 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	89.5% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). 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 G1 (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 08:56
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th 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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Memory 80.5 1-Core 86.6 2-Core 158 64% 108 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 564 48% 412 Pts	64-Core 617 38% 617 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 62.5 58% 67.8 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 54.8 51% 63 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 282 160 135 178 144 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 417 Write 452 Mixed 298 SusWrite 214 78% 345 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 43.2 158% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 180 157% 227 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 107%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 268GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 183 182 181 181 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 166 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 182 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 257% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154 3,810 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 9GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 102 105 109 109 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 132 Write 91 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 107 70% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 170% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 110%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 422GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 71 70 74 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 121 Write 117 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 72.4 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 282% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 17GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 63 61 64 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 59.3 Write 63.2 Mixed 47 SusWrite 62.5 43% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 70%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124 3,178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 653GB free Firmware: MEAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 83 78 75 84 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 116 Write 116 Mixed 49 SusWrite 79.8 66% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 66%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 50GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 71 70 74 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 66 Write 72.5 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 72.2 47% 64.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 73%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 299GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 108 106 109 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 97.2 Write 107 Mixed 46.8 SusWrite 107 65% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1866C10-8GAB 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-1866C10-8GAB 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	46.7% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 14.7 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 11.4 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 70%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	66x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	9x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	17x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	6x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	6x

SSD
XPG SX900 256GBAdata $164Bench 77%, 6,726 samples	7x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	6x
850 Pro 512GBSamsung $210Bench 102%, 68,849 samples	4x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBCorsairBench 66%, 6,389 samples	7x
CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 24GBUnknownBench 62%, 59 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	5x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $712

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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