Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.3% 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	85.5% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '21 at 02:51
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (51^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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 118 2-Core 238 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 656 64% 524 Pts	64-Core 668 41% 668 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Lighting 66.9 Reflection 75.1 Parallax 64.8 54% 68.9 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 65 Splatting 57.4 51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 298GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 297 316 294 325 328 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 408 Write 431 Mixed 303 SusWrite 314 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 38.1 130% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 134 125% 189 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 107%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$60 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 271GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1363 338 880 492 759 1054 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 2,558 Write 1,088 Mixed 182 SusWrite 814 253% 1,160 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 69.7 227% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 843 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 468 372% 536 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 372%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 192GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 89 105 85 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 160 Write 45.3 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 86.6 57% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 246% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 109%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154 3,810 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 92GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 166 175 169 174 171 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 110%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 71GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 173 173 180 180 181 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 87GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 182 193 189 194 191 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 127 Write 114 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 189 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124 3,178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4GB free Firmware: MEAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 60 66 62 52 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 54.3 Write 68.1 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 56 40% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 66%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 158 Write 153 Mixed 57.2 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 667% 5.17 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 182 181 179 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 93 Write 134 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 175 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 230% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1866C10-8GAB 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-1866C10-8GAB 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	65.2% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 19.1 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 21.1 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 70%

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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	9	7	60	27.9"	1280 720	ACR03FF Acer B286HK

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	67x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	9x
Core i5-4690KIntel $55Bench 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 $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	6x
850 Pro 512GBSamsung $182Bench 102%, 68,849 samples	4x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBCorsairBench 66%, 6,389 samples	8x
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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16