Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	99.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.2% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '21 at 00:30
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Memory 77.4 1-Core 112 2-Core 183 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 381 44% 341 Pts	64-Core 420 26% 420 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6284) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.9% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 132 Parallax 136 102% 131 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 127 Splatting 114 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 309 140 145 155 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 411 Mixed 310 SusWrite 203 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 52.9 4K Mixed 46.8 154% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 99.7 DQ Mixed 182 149% 219 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 134%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 762GB free Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 325 344 361 376 374 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 487 Write 347 Mixed 387 SusWrite 351 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 40.8 4K Mixed 22 81% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 78.4 DQ Mixed 72.3 68% 108 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 102%
WDC WD3200AAJS-41VWA 2TB 247GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 342 363 382 399 398 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 426 Write 351 Mixed 286 SusWrite 370 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 45.2 4K Mixed 36.8 128% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 71.4 DQ Mixed 127 118% 192 MB/s

WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 94GB free Firmware: 58.01D01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 42 43 42 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	25.3% Poor	Read 44.7 Write 44.2 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 42.7 31% 41.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 58%
WD My Passport 071D 2TB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 833GB free, PID 071d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 39 41 42 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 39.8 Write 40 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 40.5 49% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 KHX1866C10D3/8G 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 32GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	48.9% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 16 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 85.4 47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 60%

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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	842x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	348x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	157x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	317x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	112x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	96x
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	99x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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