Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '19 at 10:11
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 84.8 1-Core 125 2-Core 223 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 651 69% 549 Pts	64-Core 648 40% 648 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22% Poor	Lighting 24.9 Reflection 28.7 Parallax 23.3 20% 25.6 fps	MRender 35.6 Gravity 24.9 Splatting 32.5 25% 31 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingmax 240GB 240GB 2,389 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: M1024E Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 275 Mixed 273 77% 350 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 40.7 150% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 103 127% 225 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 95%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 147GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 105 105 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 74.3 Write 72 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 105 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 76%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0737 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 26.7 Write 24.8 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 26.1 18% 24.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 423GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 157 158 158 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 143 Mixed 102 SusWrite 158 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 10,150 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 15.9 53% 18.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 19.9 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 63%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT - $300

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	90x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	32x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	18x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	17x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x

SSD
EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GBHP $33Bench 139%, 2,425 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
S650 240GBHPBench 75%, 488 samples	7x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 993 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 57%, 3,744 samples	7x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	6x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $813

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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