Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '19 at 02:28
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 239 91% 158 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 554 74% 552 Pts	64-Core 539 33% 539 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 144 Parallax 155 125% 151 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 128 Splatting 105 109% 138 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM91.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 372 435 407 430 414 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 370 Write 341 Mixed 281 SusWrite 390 78% 345 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 38.7 156% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 198 185% 286 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 94%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 49GB free Firmware: SBFK71F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 49 56 55 55 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 381 Write 266 Mixed 294 SusWrite 86.1 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 23.4 126% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 137 135% 210 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 488GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 181 179 181 182 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 136 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 181 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 562 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 25.4 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 26.4 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 101%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H - $180

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	382x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	87x
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	28x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16