Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	157% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	112% 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	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.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

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, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI (all builds)
Memory	14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '21 at 10:22
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	99%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5775C-$183 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 100 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 708 79% 620 Pts	64-Core 598 37% 598 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% HP(103C 8550) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3519 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	157% Outstanding	Lighting 211 Reflection 210 Parallax 230 172% 217 fps	MRender 272 Gravity 210 Splatting 161 169% 214 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 788GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 377 460 442 431 449 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 425 Mixed 385 SusWrite 410 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 49.1 169% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 289 238% 341 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 749GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 377 457 442 448 449 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 419 Mixed 384 SusWrite 412 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 43.2 155% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 290 239% 343 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 1600 C7 2x8GB 2,105 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 37.5 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 23.2 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 35.4 113% 35.4 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 75%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI - $130

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	125x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	75x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	30x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	50x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	46x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	14x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	29x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	18x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	16x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $778

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