Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	97.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	104% 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '21 at 19:47
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	66.9% Good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 95.2 2-Core 180 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 303 36% 276 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.2% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 129 Parallax 122 99% 124 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 126 Splatting 109 93% 114 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 286 298 295 291 296 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 438 Mixed 342 SusWrite 302 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 47.3 172% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 344 257% 342 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 130GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 285 290 290 289 289 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 459 Mixed 402 SusWrite 297 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 60.1 199% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87 21,339 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 698GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 123 125 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 124 Write 113 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 124 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 71%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87 21,339 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 698GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 124 123 123 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 118 Write 110 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 123 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. KHX1600C9D3/4GX 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB 258 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.1% Above average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.6 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 17.1 44% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 64%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

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	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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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