Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.4% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '17 at 23:43
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 98.2 2-Core 200 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 377 50% 373 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.33 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 64.9 Parallax 56.5 52% 62 fps	MRender 74.1 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 59 53% 66 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 21GB free Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 3466 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 7 (A5) Unknown 100 100 12898402487 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 12 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 61 41 253403070503 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 261997723720 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1214 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1718 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1013 (F2) Unknown 253 253 17831 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	62.5% Good	Read 477 Write 276 Mixed 250 74% 334 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 0.04 62% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 2.32 65% 154 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 86%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 13GB free Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 3410 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 7 (A5) Unknown 100 100 403740885189 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 15 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 41 253403070501 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 279178313811 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1388 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1853 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1168 (F2) Unknown 253 253 1628 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	55.2% Above average	Read 482 Write 89.9 Mixed 260 60% 277 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 5.29 72% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 2.13 66% 157 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 86%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 11150 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 166 (B1) Unknown 96 96 76 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 57 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 76 (F1) Unknown 99 99 30357586178	94.4% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 403 Mixed 407 97% 438 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 26.4 146% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 44.5 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 25.9 57% 110 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 15GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 173 2191 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 457 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 72 72 20564 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 352 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 234 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 259 (C2) HDA temperature 113 107 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	68.8% Good	Read 115 Write 124 Mixed 116 89% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.24 4K Write 2.04 4K Mixed 0.27 119% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 259D 2TB 3,839 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 2TB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 103 Write 104 Mixed 103 134% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.2 71% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 2x8GB 4,851 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 18.5 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 16.4 46% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 69%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	852x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	349x
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	64x

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Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16