Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.6% 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	65.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '19 at 14:27
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 118 2-Core 211 83% 142 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 601 66% 522 Pts	64-Core 589 36% 589 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.6% Above average	Lighting 63.2 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 60 52% 63.3 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 59.5 Splatting 51.7 49% 60.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109 10,807 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2201000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 172 175 176 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 423 Write 170 Mixed 172 SusWrite 175 52% 235 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 12.2 106% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 78.5 84% 137 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 71%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 459GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 121 121 120 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 122 Write 110 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 120 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 192% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1600 C11 1x8GB 2,811 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	45.7% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 16.1 MC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 13.2 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 34%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 - $135

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	358x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	199x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	121x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	64x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	59x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	49x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	25x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	23x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $783

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 $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