Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	58.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 16:27
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 278 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 731 77% 618 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 64GB-$92 7,336 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 72 66 57 57 47 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 479 Write 111 Mixed 163 SusWrite 63.1 44% 204 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 16.4 106% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 82.6 DQ Mixed 28.5 42% 79.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 65%
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 904GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 692 707 697 706 705 693 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 671 Write 719 Mixed 675 SusWrite 700 156% 691 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 65 205% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 762 DQ Mixed 1,217 791% 919 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 284%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 89GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 294 295 294 295 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 488 Mixed 396 SusWrite 302 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 64.8 222% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 103GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 58 58 59 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 86.5 Write 83.3 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 58.6 53% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 58%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,298 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 111GB free, PID 50a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 90 94 87 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 39.5 Write 70 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 92.4 83% 57.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 49%

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 @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 25.8 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 25.3 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 72%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H - $180

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	380x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	86x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	73x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	77x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	50x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	41x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	20x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	27x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 4,160 samples	17x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $828

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