Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	80.9% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '20 at 10:34
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 290 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 762 81% 646 Pts	64-Core 765 47% 765 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA500CM10002 500GB 7,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 375GB free Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 326 415 418 418 418 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 472 Mixed 411 SusWrite 403 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 47 174% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 220 201% 307 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 115 116 119 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 403 Write 134 Mixed 193 SusWrite 117 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 42 166% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 117 98% 144 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 79%
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA500CM10002 500GB 7,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 140GB free Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 318 418 416 415 417 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 482 Mixed 414 SusWrite 402 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 47.2 175% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 224 202% 306 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 113%
FB160C4081 160GB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 57GB free Firmware: HPF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 62 63 63 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 64.2 Write 64.6 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 62 42% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 42%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 90GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 127 123 127 124 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 112 Write 35.8 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 122 63% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 75%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 102GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 80 81 81 80 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 89.5 Write 87 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 80 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 0420 F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.9% Average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 11.9 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 46%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 - $135

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	358x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	200x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	72x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	122x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	74x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	65x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	59x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	49x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	25x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	23x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16