Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	80.4% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '19 at 06:19
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 84.5 1-Core 122 2-Core 241 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 612 65% 517 Pts	64-Core 629 39% 629 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ssd2sc24 0G1CS2754D117-48 240GB 115 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 215 184 156 160 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 387 Write 248 Mixed 231 SusWrite 191 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 38.2 150% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 60.8 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 15.1 55% 114 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 96%
Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB 6,973 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 161GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 86 87 86 85 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 84.3 Write 82 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 85.9 58% 78 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 69%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 448GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 99 98 96 99 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 94.3 Write 93.5 Mixed 94.3 SusWrite 98 71% 95 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 76%
ST1000LX 015-1U7172 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 723GB free, PID 0715 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 116 118 119 121 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 78 Write 20 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 120 88% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 60%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 101 99 98 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 98.5 Write 98 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 99.1 115% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 6,625 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	58.2% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 17.9 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 19 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 62%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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	348x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	158x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	317x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	96x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 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 $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