Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141126
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '18 at 03:55
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 729 77% 614 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 203 Parallax 182 150% 190 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 185 Splatting 126 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 153 130 123 134 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 488 Mixed 378 SusWrite 172 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 59.1 204% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 233 206% 308 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 9GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 509 Write 493 Mixed 410 105% 471 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 65.4 224% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 6GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 78 77 77 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 79 Write 74.2 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 77.1 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 88%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 148GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 94 95 95 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 84.5 Write 81.5 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 94 60% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 1201 R938G2401U2S 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 1201 R938G2401U2S 32GB 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 26.5 86% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 25.5 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT - $300

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	90x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	32x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	18x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	17x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x

SSD
EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GBHP $33Bench 139%, 2,425 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
S650 240GBHPBench 75%, 488 samples	7x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 993 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 57%, 3,744 samples	7x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	6x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $813

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 $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