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 as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	102% 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 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 5 (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 08 '19 at 18:56
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 (93^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 705 70% 571 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$100 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 306GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0922FS SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 420 420 420 422 446 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 413 Mixed 406 SusWrite 426 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 48.8 173% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 65.2 DQ Write 95 DQ Mixed 0.5 23% 53.6 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 126%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 20GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 428 Write 433 Mixed 387 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 37.9 156% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 320 245% 332 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$79 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 462GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 141 145 145 143 145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 122 Write 99.3 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 142 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 148 155 157 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 112 Write 130 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 154 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 326% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 94%
WD Elements 1.5TB 5,064 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 30GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 32 Write 36.2 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 37.9 44% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown EWB4GB681CA3-16IC 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0737 EWB4GB681CA3-16IC 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.4% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 10.5 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.2 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 58%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	853x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 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 $278Bench 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 $36Bench 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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Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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