Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	78.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '19 at 23:58
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 98.4 2-Core 211 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 617 63% 509 Pts	64-Core 634 39% 634 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650 Ti Boost-$140 15,701 User benchmarks, average bench 17% PNY(196E 104C) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 16% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 201 195 192 197 198 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 453 Write 427 Mixed 209 SusWrite 200 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 51.1 4K Mixed 33.2 108% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 243 202% 293 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 100%
D2RSTK251M11-0200 200GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 35GB free Firmware: 3.22E SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 248 235 237 250 243 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 416 Write 300 Mixed 289 SusWrite 239 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 40.5 150% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 149 146% 232 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 313GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 121 123 123 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 119 Write 95 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 122 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 88%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 608GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 110 112 112 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 95.3 Write 68.5 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 111 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 833GB free Firmware: HP74 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 243 241 238 242 243 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 216 Write 194 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 241 132% 181 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 191% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 Kingston HP698650-154-KEF M378B5173DB0-CK0 Kingston HP698650-154-KEF 16GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	55.8% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 16.5 54% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 18 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 56%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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 $90Bench 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 $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