Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	65.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140425
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '20 at 12:41
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 228 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 638 65% 524 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 3451) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Lighting 81 Reflection 80.1 Parallax 68.9 66% 76.7 fps	MRender 89.4 Gravity 74.1 Splatting 73 64% 78.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 62%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 128GB 2,701 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF004C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 356 Write 298 Mixed 194 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 53.4 168% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 153 118% 163 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop HDD 1TB (2013) 2,070 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 840GB free Firmware: CC92 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 119 Write 123 Mixed 64.3 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 71%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44 34,705 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 55GB free Firmware: 3.ADA Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 82.8 Write 85.5 Mixed 47.8 53% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 54%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 603GB free Firmware: CC41 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 192 Write 82.8 Mixed 72 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 271GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,482 Write 39 Mixed 78.8 1,098% 1,533 MB/s	4K Read 625 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.8 26,273% 209 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 61%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 1TB 3,447 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 518GB free Firmware: 0203 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 39.7 Write 41.5 Mixed 25.3 26% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C11-4GXM Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX 0420 F3-2400C11-4GXM Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX 16GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.5 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 18.9 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 88%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	66x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	9x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	17x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	6x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	6x

SSD
XPG SX900 256GBAdata $164Bench 77%, 6,726 samples	7x
MX500 500GBCrucial $50Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	6x
850 Pro 512GBSamsung $190Bench 102%, 68,849 samples	4x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBCorsairBench 66%, 6,389 samples	7x
CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 24GBUnknownBench 62%, 59 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	5x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $712

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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