Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	186% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '21 at 15:46
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 87.6 1-Core 122 2-Core 239 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 661 68% 548 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 212GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 369 359 369 374 348 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 504 Write 449 Mixed 423 SusWrite 363 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 23.8 95% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 47.8 100% 199 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 92%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 616 643 628 627 600 585 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 700 Write 607 Mixed 616 SusWrite 616 143% 635 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 85.8 283% 96.9 MB/s	DQ Read 765 DQ Write 661 DQ Mixed 949 647% 792 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 822GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 176 177 175 174 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 118 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 175 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C11-4GAB 0420 F3-2400C10-4GZH 0420 F3-2400C11-4GAB 0420 F3-2400C10-4GZH 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.4 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 18.9 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0R 1G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
3%	4%	27	4	2	64	0"	1920 1080

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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	348x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	158x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	317x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	96x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $300	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 $45	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