Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-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 (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '20 at 23:32
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 203 86% 146 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 740 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 44 46 46 53 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 79%
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA500CM10002 500GB 7,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 225GB free Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 324 405 413 414 414 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 469 Mixed 413 SusWrite 406 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 46.8 174% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 222 204% 313 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 113%
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA500CM10002 500GB 7,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 23GB free Firmware: STAS1024 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 518 Write 494 Mixed 404 105% 472 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 46.1 161% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 223 204% 312 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 113%
FB160C4081 160GB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 8GB free Firmware: HPF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 62 63 63 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 54.8 Write 50.5 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 62.3 37% 50.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 42%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 20GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 53 40 59 54 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 71.9 Write 36 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 51.3 40% 53.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 75%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 51GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 73 77 72 59 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 84.5 Write 71.6 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 71.7 54% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 0420 F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.9% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 9.8 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 12.4 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 46%

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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 $76Bench 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 $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