Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	11.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '18 at 20:27
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	HRV-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 238 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 646 63% 515 Pts	64-Core 651 40% 651 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Lighting 46.3 Reflection 44.5 Parallax 39.5 38% 43.4 fps	MRender 41 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 35.8 32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 91 96 100 100 90 MB/s Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	69.2% Good	Read 240 Write 150 Mixed 171 SusWrite 95.2 37% 164 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 38.9 158% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 113 90% 122 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 75%
Adata S510 60GB 525 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 32GB free Firmware: 3.3.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 55 59 59 57 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 192 Write 60.5 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 57.9 22% 100 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 61.1 4K Mixed 35.1 122% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 80.9 DQ Write 62.3 DQ Mixed 71 53% 71.4 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 232GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 143 144 144 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 144 Write 141 Mixed 68 SusWrite 143 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 74%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 466GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 193 193 194 194 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 193 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 193 110% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 1,128 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.4% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 14.7 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 15.6 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 96%

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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	348x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	158x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	317x
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 $94Bench 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 $273	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 $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 $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