Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140508
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '20 at 03:43
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	52%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 105 2-Core 182 71% 122 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 310 37% 286 Pts	64-Core 294 18% 294 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 139D) ≥ 4GB; Nvidia Geforce gtx 1650 CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Lighting 79.6 Reflection 72.3 Parallax 78.3 65% 76.7 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 72.8 Splatting 55.7 53% 65.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 331 330 352 346 327 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 338 Mixed 283 SusWrite 327 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 53 4K Mixed 38.4 126% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 298 234% 324 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 125%
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$31 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 42GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 206 208 80 69 72 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 353 Write 450 Mixed 302 SusWrite 152 71% 314 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 42.2 140% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 278 228% 326 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 105%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 312GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 108 102 101 94 99 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 108 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 100 67% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 75%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB 13,178 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 435GB free Firmware: JP4OA41B SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 127 127 127 127 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 116 Write 118 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 125 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 76%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 811GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 113 111 117 120 110 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 100 Write 35 Mixed 66 SusWrite 112 58% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 75%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 4TB 470 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 153 151 150 152 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 146 Write 141 Mixed 92 SusWrite 149 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 100%
Hama Probo USB 3.0 16GB-$25 21 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 12GB free, PID 0902 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 9.4 9.1 8.8 9.4 8.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	7.16% Terrible	Read 27.5 Write 19.5 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 8.8 23% 18.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 7.16% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 2,880 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	46% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 13.7 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 14.7 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 81.9 49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 71%

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK - $206

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	241x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	74x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	49x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	44x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	40x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	28x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	20x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	16x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	18x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	11x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	10x

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Total price: $699

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 $178	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