Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	171% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '21 at 02:58
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 (98^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 260 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 626 68% 539 Pts	64-Core 682 42% 682 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	171% Outstanding	Lighting 221 Reflection 347 Parallax 250 180% 273 fps	MRender 347 Gravity 256 Splatting 183 205% 262 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 681 Write 670 Mixed 642 148% 664 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 65.1 221% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 714 DQ Mixed 880 624% 791 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 237%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 5GB free Firmware: MU01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 434 Write 447 Mixed 343 91% 408 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 41.2 156% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 155 138% 203 MB/s
Poor: 69% Great: 113%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 229GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 100 101 97 101 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 27.2 Write 54.7 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 98.2 42% 57.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 68%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 43GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 100 85 78 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 87.4 Write 87.7 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 93.3 65% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 5,533 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 25.3 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 22.6 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 87%

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Gaming 42%

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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 $109Bench 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 $295	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 $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