Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	70.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (22%). 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '20 at 18:51
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 645 72% 565 Pts	64-Core 718 44% 718 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 269 267 172 113 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 506 Write 278 Mixed 274 SusWrite 210 70% 317 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 28.8 110% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 47.8 DQ Mixed 68.4 56% 82.2 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 132 137 140 143 141 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 87.9 Write 116 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 138 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.5 195% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 808GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 125 124 125 124 126 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 174 Write 136 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 123 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 908GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 127 127 127 125 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 118 Write 128 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 125 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 711GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 108 111 111 111 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 105 Write 71.2 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 110 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 162 170 165 162 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 131 Write 149 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 165 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 237% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 174 183 187 183 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 113 Write 128 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 181 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 90%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 347GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 41.8 Write 26.8 Mixed 33.6 SusWrite 42.8 48% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 42%

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 (90^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 26.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 26.4 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 87%

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Gaming 43%

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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	66x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	9x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 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 $45Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	6x
850 Pro 512GBSamsung $190Bench 102%, 68,849 samples	4x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBCorsairBench 66%, 6,389 samples	7x
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 i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16