Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.6% 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)
Boot Drive	56% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '20 at 16:07
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 (100^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 255 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 745 82% 650 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1623 MHz, MLim: 1842 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 75 Reflection 78.5 Parallax 69.7 61% 74.4 fps	MRender 78.8 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 61.8 57% 70.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 75 74 72 71 73 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 206 Write 113 Mixed 141 SusWrite 72.3 30% 133 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 33.8 129% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 84.4 DQ Write 83.4 DQ Mixed 70.4 57% 79.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 73%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 196GB free Firmware: 42B2S7JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 606 465 447 447 468 468 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 704 Write 640 Mixed 650 SusWrite 484 139% 620 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 85.4 285% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 776 DQ Write 547 DQ Mixed 560 446% 628 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 311%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 694GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 91 92 93 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 87.7 Write 82.3 Mixed 52 SusWrite 91.6 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 1x8GB 882 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	47.9% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 13.1 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 47.9 84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 48%

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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	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