Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90% 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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '19 at 15:09
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 98 2-Core 179 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 336 42% 320 Pts	64-Core 348 22% 348 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48% Average	Lighting 54.2 Reflection 62.8 Parallax 51.1 44% 56.1 fps	MRender 77.4 Gravity 53.8 Splatting 71 55% 67.4 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 30GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 343 375 355 372 380 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 399 Mixed 372 SusWrite 354 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 40.6 142% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 306 246% 345 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 125 121 118 115 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 444 Write 430 Mixed 366 SusWrite 152 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 44.7 150% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 53GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 143 143 143 144 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 147 Write 142 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 143 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer U 16GB 1,935 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 3GB free, PID 55a5 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 4.8 5.4 5.8 4.8 5.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	6.52% Terrible	Read 22 Write 13.2 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 5 17% 13.7 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 2.1 100% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.52% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 19.6 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 15.4 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 71%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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