Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	80.4% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '20 at 18:06
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	ISL-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 249 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 634 66% 528 Pts	64-Core 640 40% 640 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 240GB-$110 4,081 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC01.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 135 292 152 83 298 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 421 Write 305 Mixed 252 SusWrite 184 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 32.1 129% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 60.1 110% 216 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 91%
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$30 20,238 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 23GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 129 113 93 61 98 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 425 Write 298 Mixed 315 SusWrite 116 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 33.6 132% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 194 171% 254 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 91%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 230GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 75 75 74 73 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	45% Average	Read 82 Write 94.5 Mixed 49.4 SusWrite 74.5 55% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 59%

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 (69^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 25.3 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 23.7 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 - $162

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	842x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	348x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	157x

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	108x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	96x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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