Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '19 at 18:27
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing way above expectations (99^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 112 2-Core 224 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 443 59% 443 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 265-$105 8,934 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B A001) CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Lighting 27.2 Reflection 29.2 Parallax 32.1 22% 29.5 fps	MRender 26 Gravity 22.6 Splatting 34.2 23% 27.6 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: R201 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 368 Write 124 Mixed 171 48% 221 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 34.8 149% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 137 109% 154 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 81%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 25GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 475 Write 451 Mixed 368 96% 431 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 62.9 206% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 1TB 4,375 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 851GB free Firmware: 0143 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 102 Write 72.7 Mixed 54.5 57% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 64%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 952GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 166 Write 121 Mixed 87.5 148% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.3 166% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.2% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 19.6 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 19.8 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 61%

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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%

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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	157x

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 $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 $295	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 $40	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