Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


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 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '20 at 10:11
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	8%

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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 139 2-Core 258 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 675 69% 556 Pts	64-Core 707 44% 707 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 23 Parallax 62.9 58% 52.4 fps	MRender 72.5 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 30% 39.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,367 Write 6,026 Mixed 5,955 1,435% 6,449 MB/s	4K Read 557 4K Write 244 4K Mixed 351 1,423% 384 MB/s	DQ Read 1,284 DQ Write 825 DQ Mixed 828 678% 979 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 419GB free Firmware: ECFM22.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 716 711 661 654 671 626 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 615 Write 670 Mixed 650 SusWrite 673 147% 652 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 69 230% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 776 DQ Write 764 DQ Mixed 1,077 724% 872 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 298%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 120GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 301 302 305 295 317 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 475 Mixed 405 SusWrite 306 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 64.1 216% 77 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: HP13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 162 162 162 163 162 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 100 Mixed 85 SusWrite 159 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 168 170 170 170 170 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 119 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 167 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1818 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	68.3% Good	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 20.9 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 22.8 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 76%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

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