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 way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	101% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 x 65536 colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '19 at 06:03
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3-$217 8,137 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 109 2-Core 216 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 546 60% 474 Pts	64-Core 553 34% 553 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
DGM 240GB S3-240 240GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: P051 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 205 77 80 79 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 439 Mixed 380 SusWrite 156 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 48.6 192% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 241 200% 288 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
Apple TS128C 121GB 532 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 113GB free Firmware: CJAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 184 183 184 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 211 Write 186 Mixed 120 SusWrite 183 39% 175 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 28.4 102% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 23.6 DQ Write 68.3 DQ Mixed 31.9 28% 41.3 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 49%
WD Gold 1TB (2016)-$50 2,872 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 930GB free Firmware: RR07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 182 182 184 186 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 223 Mixed 107 SusWrite 184 129% 176 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 406% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 930GB free Firmware: MS2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 183 183 184 185 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 176 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 183 103% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
TOSHIBA MK5055GSX 500GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 29GB free, PID 0c31 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	17.7% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 36.7 Mixed 28 SusWrite 37 47% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	69.6% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.9 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 22.7 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 72%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 - $162

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	853x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	349x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	158x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	319x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	110x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	97x
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	100x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	67x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	64x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16