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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	161% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '21 at 20:55
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (72^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 123 2-Core 243 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 661 69% 553 Pts	64-Core 655 40% 655 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$35 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 639 600 587 591 576 591 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 636 Write 624 Mixed 655 SusWrite 597 142% 628 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 60.7 210% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 777 DQ Write 738 DQ Mixed 888 631% 801 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 284%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 898GB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 363 369 370 369 370 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 410 Mixed 305 SusWrite 366 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 45.4 166% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 247 214% 319 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 912GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 199 203 200 203 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 154 Mixed 85.1 SusWrite 200 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 112%
ST340063 3A 400GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 301GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 34.5 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 34.7 44% 33 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 17%
Hitachi HTS543232L9A300 320GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 194GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 30 31 31 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 29.6 Write 26.2 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 30.3 35% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 56% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1600C9-8GXM 0420 F3-1600C11-8GNT 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 0420 F3-1600C11-8GNT 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	69% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 20.9 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 23 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 69%

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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	850x
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	318x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	97x
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	100x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16