Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	83.2% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 21:43
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$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)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 740 77% 621 Pts	64-Core 724 45% 724 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 533GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 317 278 286 383 402 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 510 Write 375 Mixed 299 SusWrite 332 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 66.7 4K Mixed 33.2 114% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 67.5 DQ Mixed 106 92% 143 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 140 140 139 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 74 Write 116 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 136 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.5 202% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 597GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 122 125 123 125 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 142 Write 104 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 124 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 113GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 87 86 85 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 123 Write 160 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 82.4 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 700GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 108 107 107 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 102 Write 74.5 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 106 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 161 163 162 159 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 98.3 Write 111 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 158 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 211% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 94 94 90 91 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 108 Write 155 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 89.9 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 90%

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)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 26.7 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 26.5 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 87%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	66x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	9x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	17x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	6x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	6x

SSD
XPG SX900 256GBAdata $164Bench 77%, 6,726 samples	7x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	6x
850 Pro 512GBSamsung $210Bench 102%, 68,849 samples	4x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBCorsairBench 66%, 6,389 samples	7x
CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 24GBUnknownBench 62%, 59 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	5x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $712

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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