Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.2% 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	88.7% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150919
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '18 at 21:10
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 116 2-Core 241 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 632 63% 515 Pts	64-Core 642 40% 642 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.2% Above average	Lighting 70.5 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 53 58% 62.9 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 72.1 Splatting 69.1 57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP610 256GB-$100 1,898 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0530C SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 278 282 191 143 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 476 Write 254 Mixed 286 SusWrite 212 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 39.9 143% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 125 137% 229 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 98%
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 112GB free Firmware: 4PC1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 155 162 164 164 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 240 Write 160 Mixed 158 SusWrite 160 40% 179 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 37 4K Mixed 22.5 79% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 82.8 DQ Mixed 71.2 64% 98 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 51%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 854GB free Firmware: AX1G1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 108 Write 98.2 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 108 64% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 62%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 299GB free Firmware: 2BA30010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 88 86 85 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 83 Write 76.8 Mixed 44 SusWrite 82.7 52% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 2133 2OZ 0420 DDR3 2133 2OZ 0420 DDR3 2133 2OZ 0420 DDR3 2133 2OZ 24GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.6 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 12 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 60%

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

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Gaming 97%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 80%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK - $250

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	52x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	19x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	14x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	9x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	6x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
Burst 120GBPatriotBench 66%, 15,567 samples	6x
Raid 0 Volume 750GBIntelBench 199%, 895 samples	5x

RAM
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GBCrucialBench 57%, 14,299 samples	5x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GBUnknownBench 56%, 69 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	4x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,173

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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