Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 132% 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	172% 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	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, 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '21 at 10:13
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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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-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 266 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 728 74% 598 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3715) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Lighting 237 Reflection 215 Parallax 279 193% 244 fps	MRender 277 Gravity 234 Splatting 180 183% 230 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 150 112 90 97 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 435 Write 316 Mixed 291 SusWrite 111 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 44.6 167% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 149 139% 210 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 97%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 99GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 201 228 233 232 235 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 469 Mixed 328 SusWrite 210 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 60.2 211% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 344 264% 358 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 347GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 205 369 429 428 427 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 425 Write 455 Mixed 322 SusWrite 332 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 45.2 167% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 179 155% 223 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 107%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 199GB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 447 280 94 97 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 743 Write 665 Mixed 612 SusWrite 200 124% 555 MB/s	4K Read 55.8 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 75.4 263% 95.1 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 539 DQ Mixed 460 379% 544 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 112GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 133 134 135 135 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 98.4 Write 81.4 Mixed 60.9 SusWrite 131 68% 93 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 6,389 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 26.1 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 27.5 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 87%

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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	842x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	347x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	156x

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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 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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Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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