Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 174% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	210% 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	107% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 05:03
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 110 2-Core 240 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 643 65% 527 Pts	64-Core 602 37% 602 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967); EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 ULTRA GAMING CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	210% Outstanding	Lighting 310 Reflection 276 Parallax 314 252% 300 fps	MRender 354 Gravity 253 Splatting 182 206% 263 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 119 85 77 89 97 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 376 Mixed 394 SusWrite 131 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 59.8 204% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Intel 545s Series 512GB-$95 12,034 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 441GB free Firmware: LHF004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 413 422 433 422 406 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 463 Mixed 445 SusWrite 415 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 65.4 215% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 257 213% 305 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 128%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 238GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 105 106 106 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 111 Write 195 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 106 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 108%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 165 167 167 166 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 113 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 164 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 101%
WD WD120EMFZ-11A6JA0 12TB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 295GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 98 94 95 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 176 Write 181 Mixed 122 SusWrite 94.4 106% 143 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 3.1 654% 4.23 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 3,098 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 21.2 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 21.9 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 29: 3R 4G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
29%	27%	33	108	5	120	34.1"	3440 1440	DELA0FA Dell AW3418DW

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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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Value: 60% - Above average

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