Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 174% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 145% UFO


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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	188% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.4% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 3 months ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 22 days ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '20 at 07:44
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i7-4790K-$348 340,934 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 133 2-Core 270 96% 167 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 715 78% 603 Pts	64-Core 714 48% 714 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$959 247,718 User benchmarks, average bench 173% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 209 Parallax 248 186% 229 fps	MRender 271 Gravity 231 Splatting 176 191% 226 fps
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 201%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 43,129 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 142 116 99 98 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 453 Write 323 Mixed 297 SusWrite 112 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 44.4 163% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 133 133% 209 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 98%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$100 56,815 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 99GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 199 227 230 230 231 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 491 Mixed 362 SusWrite 209 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 61.8 212% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 337 260% 356 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 117%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 25,820 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 366GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 214 421 405 426 427 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 466 Mixed 305 SusWrite 338 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 45.5 168% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 180 156% 225 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$103 118,695 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 207GB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 442 96 163 97 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 747 Write 676 Mixed 612 SusWrite 186 124% 555 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 79.2 275% 98.7 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 539 DQ Mixed 465 381% 545 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 260%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$30 1,227,452 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 119GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 136 140 139 140 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 147 Write 118 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 136 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 4,381 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 26.4 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 25.7 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 47.9 84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 87%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 39%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 84%, 340,934 samples	1,086x
Core i5-4690KIntel $221Bench 79%, 219,579 samples	596x
Core i7-4790Intel $209Bench 76%, 202,700 samples	210x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 51%, 642,081 samples	469x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 79%, 993,871 samples	173x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,110,464 samples	155x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 102%, 737,528 samples	141x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 110%, 647,981 samples	100x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 162,261 samples	79x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 83,026 samples	126x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 59%, 32,781 samples	92x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 64,502 samples	91x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $920

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16