Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	149% 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	84.6% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 09:51
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 695 72% 580 Pts	64-Core 650 40% 650 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92% 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: 456.38 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 232 Parallax 249 160% 226 fps	MRender 264 Gravity 224 Splatting 142 165% 210 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 133 86 84 87 86 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 445 Write 324 Mixed 281 SusWrite 112 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 42 160% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 144 137% 210 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 97%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 99GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 229 229 232 232 227 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 400 Mixed 316 SusWrite 229 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 60.2 208% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 355 269% 362 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 340GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 314 414 414 417 416 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 456 Mixed 318 SusWrite 366 88% 388 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 44.6 151% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 180 156% 225 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 107%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 207GB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 544 359 93 93 96 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 722 Write 662 Mixed 595 SusWrite 213 123% 548 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 75 267% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 633 DQ Write 540 DQ Mixed 465 382% 546 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 114GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 138 138 140 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 148 Write 112 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 139 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.1% 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)	83.8% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 26 84% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 25.6 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 46.7 86% 46.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.8% 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	842x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	348x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	158x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	317x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	96x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $300	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