Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	277% 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	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 (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '20 at 20:56
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 95.8 2-Core 190 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 364 49% 364 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.4% Below average	Lighting 40 Reflection 46.2 Parallax 37.5 33% 41.2 fps	MRender 57.1 Gravity 40 Splatting 52.2 41% 49.8 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$57 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 321GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1079 1737 1767 1434 511 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,365 Write 1,867 Mixed 1455 SusWrite 1,137 381% 1,706 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 77.2 258% 88.8 MB/s	DQ Read 862 DQ Write 611 DQ Mixed 574 473% 682 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 311%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 26GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 111 99 116 101 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 409 Write 324 Mixed 280 SusWrite 129 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 40.4 144% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 98.9 114% 192 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 97%
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 77GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 186 184 185 184 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 431 Write 184 Mixed 217 SusWrite 184 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 38.2 139% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 170 148% 224 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 89%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 78GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 919 631 288 289 293 294 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 1,262 Write 977 Mixed 678 SusWrite 452 188% 842 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 53.6 202% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 905 DQ Write 757 DQ Mixed 625 524% 762 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 236%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 763GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 157 157 158 157 158 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 157 Write 130 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 156 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 339GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 152 152 152 152 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 138 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 151 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 19.2 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 18 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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 $94Bench 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 $174	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