Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	147% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.3% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	10 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '20 at 12:00
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 269 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 725 80% 633 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 200 Reflection 228 Parallax 190 163% 206 fps	MRender 238 Gravity 192 Splatting 141 150% 190 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 128 124 138 138 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 431 Write 328 Mixed 314 SusWrite 139 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 45.4 171% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 147 139% 212 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 97%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 99GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 222 227 230 231 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 439 Mixed 325 SusWrite 221 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 61.5 218% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 342 263% 358 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 114%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 475GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 259 417 410 421 427 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 406 Write 441 Mixed 320 SusWrite 356 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 45.9 176% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 180 155% 222 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 207GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 484 96 126 96 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 743 Write 674 Mixed 609 SusWrite 210 125% 559 MB/s	4K Read 57.4 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 77.4 264% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 540 DQ Mixed 272 289% 481 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 125GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 132 134 134 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 128 Write 89.8 Mixed 85.1 SusWrite 133 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 26.9 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 26.5 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 48.2 83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 87%

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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	852x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	349x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	158x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	318x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	97x
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	100x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	66x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	64x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16