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 (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '19 at 07:51
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 521 69% 515 Pts	64-Core 500 31% 500 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP300 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$120 3,686 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 375 514 315 261 222 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 532 Mixed 382 SusWrite 353 97% 428 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 42 165% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 586 DQ Write 635 DQ Mixed 582 446% 601 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 143%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 19GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 114 114 115 105 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 109 Write 90.1 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 110 69% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 337GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 105 103 103 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 149 Write 128 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 104 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 84%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 597GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 162 161 161 159 160 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 139 Write 184 Mixed 26.6 SusWrite 159 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 110%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 750GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 133 133 132 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 141 Write 129 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 133 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 87%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 169 168 165 166 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 130 Mixed 110 SusWrite 167 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Xtreem-LV-2400 2x8GB 581 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 28.1 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 25.3 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 45.5 88% 45.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 90%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

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