Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	110% 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 5 (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '22 at 00:46
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 122 2-Core 240 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 446 59% 444 Pts	64-Core 453 28% 453 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 87F7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 118 Parallax 126 111% 127 fps	MRender 146 Gravity 105 Splatting 89.3 90% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 878GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 370 417 395 381 265 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 352 Write 445 Mixed 353 SusWrite 340 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 56.9 188% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 159 176% 297 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 166GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 82 82 82 80 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 106 Write 108 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 81.6 60% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 204% 2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 8GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 138 138 134 137 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 133 Write 132 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 135 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 113%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 3.1 2.3 3 3.1 3.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	2.93% Terrible	Read 7.3 Write 0.7 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 2.9 3% 3.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 2.93% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 668GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 169 169 167 168 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 181 Mixed 77.6 SusWrite 166 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	63.9% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 20.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 20.4 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 66%

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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	852x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	349x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	158x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	319x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	110x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	97x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	41x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	100x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	66x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	64x

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Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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