Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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	86.9% 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	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	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '20 at 13:14
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 248 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 639 69% 549 Pts	64-Core 661 41% 661 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.8% 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 (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	134% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 198 Parallax 171 143% 181 fps	MRender 225 Gravity 165 Splatting 139 140% 176 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 144 148 130 130 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 441 Write 325 Mixed 282 SusWrite 135 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 42.1 164% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 128 129% 203 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 97%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 99GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 213 228 230 231 229 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 483 Mixed 325 SusWrite 220 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 60.2 211% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 339 261% 356 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 475GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 234 408 405 415 417 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 411 Write 466 Mixed 323 SusWrite 345 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 45.1 172% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 179 155% 222 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 362 473 93 129 92 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 746 Write 659 Mixed 612 SusWrite 208 124% 556 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 81.6 277% 99.5 MB/s	DQ Read 636 DQ Write 538 DQ Mixed 268 288% 481 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 125GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 133 133 135 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 129 Write 106 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 133 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.1% 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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 26.8 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 25.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 87%

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Gaming 42%

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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	841x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	347x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	156x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	317x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	112x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	107x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	96x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	60x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 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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Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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