Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.6% 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)
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.

Run History

14 months ago, 8 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '23 at 18:14
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 95.8 1-Core 125 2-Core 235 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 586 62% 494 Pts	64-Core 617 38% 617 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3771) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.6% Above average	Lighting 68.5 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 66.5 56% 69.2 fps	MRender 65.4 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 66.5 55% 67.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 484 Write 448 Mixed 382 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 48.2 155% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 361 272% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
VK0480GEPQP 480GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 42GB free Firmware: HPG1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 131 133 119 165 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 465 Write 147 Mixed 209 SusWrite 151 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 34.9 122% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 228 172% 236 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 108%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 100 100 100 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 132 Write 133 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 101 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 253% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 104%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 570GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 89 89 88 87 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 140 Write 124 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 88.3 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 122 124 120 123 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 102 Write 120 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 122 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.7 245% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 90%
Samsung HD153WI 1.5TB 1,095 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 431GB free Firmware: 1AN10003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 76 81 77 78 79 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 80.8 Write 42.4 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 78.1 48% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0. 2x8GB 3,774 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	61.3% Good	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 18.9 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 65%

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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: 0P 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	71	59	75	23.8"	1920 1080	IVM612F PL2492H

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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	318x
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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16