Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.9% 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)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '18 at 21:07
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 135 2-Core 271 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 532 71% 530 Pts	64-Core 524 32% 524 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Lighting 75.5 Reflection 75.4 Parallax 65 62% 72 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 68.3 57% 69.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,210 Write 4,513 Mixed 4,810 1,150% 5,178 MB/s	4K Read 598 4K Write 268 4K Mixed 366 1,518% 411 MB/s	DQ Read 1,768 DQ Write 1,495 DQ Mixed 1601 1,208% 1,621 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 132GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 271 272 272 272 271 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 458 Mixed 316 SusWrite 290 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 55.3 174% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 235 211% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 118%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 164GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 93 93 95 94 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 91.3 Write 34.3 Mixed 57 SusWrite 90.5 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 75%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 204 194 201 204 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 180 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 198 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.6 217% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB 800 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 380GB free, PID ce23 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 41.5 Write 40.5 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 40.6 52% 38.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 4x4GB 299 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.4% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 18.2 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20.2 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 61%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	846x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	348x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	158x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	318x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	96x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16