Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.3% 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	255% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '20 at 06:10
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 as expected (45^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 118 2-Core 218 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 673 64% 528 Pts	64-Core 679 42% 679 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 71 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 68.7 58% 70.1 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 64.5 Splatting 60.5 53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$60 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 459GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1148 1009 1021 1022 1026 1022 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 2,517 Write 2,076 Mixed 160 SusWrite 1,041 320% 1,449 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 61.8 200% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 949 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 408 358% 553 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 372%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 352GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 434 439 438 430 430 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 427 Write 452 Mixed 326 SusWrite 434 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 67 4K Mixed 37.4 126% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 178 152% 216 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 151 161 166 164 163 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 97.6 Write 123 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 160 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 226% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 90%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154 3,810 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 102GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 171 165 170 170 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 132 Write 125 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 169 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 110%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 489GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 146 144 143 148 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 125 Write 123 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 144 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 336% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 305GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 124 125 129 123 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124 3,178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: MEAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 97 115 110 107 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 117 Write 107 Mixed 62.4 SusWrite 109 72% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 66%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 187GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 170 169 172 169 171 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 367GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 154 101 109 197 198 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 176 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 158 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 333% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1866C10-8GAB 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-1866C10-8GAB 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	64.9% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 19.2 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 17.5 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 70%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	67x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	9x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	17x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	6x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	6x

SSD
XPG SX900 256GBAdata $164Bench 77%, 6,726 samples	7x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	6x
850 Pro 512GBSamsung $182Bench 102%, 68,849 samples	4x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBCorsairBench 66%, 6,389 samples	8x
CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 24GBUnknownBench 62%, 59 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	5x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $712

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