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 (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	87.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 (all builds)
Memory	28.4 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 21:54
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (54^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)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 732 78% 622 Pts	64-Core 723 45% 723 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.6% 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% 534GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 395 393 395 392 396 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 515 Write 424 Mixed 311 SusWrite 394 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 68.9 4K Mixed 33.5 115% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 65.4 DQ Mixed 105 92% 142 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 140 144 145 142 142 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 80.6 Write 117 Mixed 67 SusWrite 140 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.5 211% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 597GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 145 151 150 149 151 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 147 Write 109 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 149 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 113GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 86 90 88 88 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 148 Write 152 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 83.8 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 700GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 108 109 107 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 74.7 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 107 64% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 159 167 169 171 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 107 Write 148 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 164 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 219% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 145 154 156 158 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 106 Write 142 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 154 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.5% 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)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 26.5 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 26.7 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.3% 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 $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	6x

SSD
XPG SX900 256GBAdata $164Bench 77%, 6,726 samples	7x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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