Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	101% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '21 at 04:31
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 107 2-Core 233 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 681 67% 547 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.4% Above average	Lighting 64.9 Reflection 66.1 Parallax 61.2 53% 64.1 fps	MRender 63.1 Gravity 63 Splatting 53.6 48% 59.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 230GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 262 257 266 264 253 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 246 Mixed 267 SusWrite 264 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 44.7 163% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 272 224% 323 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 223GB free Firmware: X21100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 425 427 439 435 438 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 478 Mixed 281 SusWrite 425 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 35.6 142% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 164 172% 282 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 312GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 39 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 37.9 Write 40 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 37 28% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 0.8 265% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 87%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 132 132 131 131 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 114 Write 128 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 128 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 256% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 93%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 107 107 102 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 100 Write 110 Mixed 91.9 SusWrite 102 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 268% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 93%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 947GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 136 138 139 139 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 137 Write 132 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 136 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17.6 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 19.5 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	8	6	144	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F31 ZOWIE XL LCD

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H - $180

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	379x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	86x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	73x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	77x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	50x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	41x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	20x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	27x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 4,160 samples	17x

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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