Gigabyte GA-Z97X-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 (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '19 at 18:55
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 97.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 248 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 488 63% 477 Pts	64-Core 484 30% 484 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,926 Write 6,791 Mixed 6,677 1,520% 6,798 MB/s	4K Read 619 4K Write 343 4K Mixed 428 1,668% 463 MB/s	DQ Read 1,954 DQ Write 1,642 DQ Mixed 1,753 1,326% 1,783 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
CHA-M2B7-M256 256GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 114GB free Firmware: SVN446a SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 291 292 291 290 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 292 Mixed 250 SusWrite 291 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 45.6 167% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 146 154% 254 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 88%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 58GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 370 365 364 377 368 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 494 Write 374 Mixed 291 SusWrite 369 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 30 117% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 152 125% 185 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130 20,479 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 798GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 78 76 78 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 90.5 Write 93 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 77.1 59% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.9% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 27.8 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 25.4 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 46.8 86% 46.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 88%

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Gaming 42%

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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	347x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	156x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	317x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	112x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	96x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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