Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	148% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	19.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 19:31
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 68.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 263 81% 152 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 496 68% 504 Pts	64-Core 514 32% 514 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 130 317% 130 fps
Poor: 86% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 450 521 536 446 489 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 618 Write 412 Mixed 576 SusWrite 476 117% 521 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 64.2 209% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 766 DQ Write 546 DQ Mixed 953 632% 755 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 355%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE640 4TB 1,183 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 463GB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 144 137 131 134 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 155 Write 156 Mixed 84.1 SusWrite 137 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 92%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 107GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 79 74 78 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 123 Write 130 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 78.7 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 84%
Seagate FreeAgent 1.5TB 684 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 93GB free, PID 3001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 35.7 Write 33.8 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 35.7 44% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 20%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 3TB 405 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 98GB free, PID 50a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 105 94 108 109 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 109 Write 110 Mixed 77 SusWrite 105 136% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 102% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 61%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 1,524 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 212 Write 157 Mixed 88.3 178% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 85% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4GBH1X04H1BB31-16 1302 1866 CL10 Series 0118 4GBH1X04H1BB31-16 1302 1866 CL10 Series 24GB 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	66.8% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 21.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 19.2 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	445x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	194x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	140x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	126x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	89x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	38x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	28x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	36x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	32x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GBCrucialBench 57%, 8,984 samples	21x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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