Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	146% 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.
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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '23 at 14:36
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 120 2-Core 234 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 625 64% 515 Pts	64-Core 629 39% 629 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 205 Parallax 188 171% 201 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 153 Splatting 134 129% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 31 33 35 35 32 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 59% Great: 103%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 63GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 106 106 107 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 158 Write 124 Mixed 104 SusWrite 106 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 118 116 118 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 121 Write 121 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 116 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown ZEUS-1600 4x4GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	49.9% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 14.9 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 17 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49.9% 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	67	51	144	27.9"	1280 720	ACR0907 XV282K KV

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H - $180

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	382x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	88x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	74x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	77x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	51x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	41x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	20x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	28x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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