Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	93.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	8.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '23 at 17:59
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Memory 64.8 1-Core 76.9 2-Core 126 53% 89.2 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 226 26% 204 Pts	64-Core 190 12% 190 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 132 Parallax 127 96% 125 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 98.3 Splatting 96.4 88% 110 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 409 356 295 349 380 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 433 Write 393 Mixed 373 SusWrite 348 87% 387 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 132 158% 277 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 62.8 120% 46.8 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 211 198 203 195 207 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 125 Write 155 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 202 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 74% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BD160B.M16 1315 CT102464BA160B.C16 16GB 119 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	40.2% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 14.7 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 10.2 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 107 38% 107 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 62%

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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	54	31	165	34.1"	1280 720	SAM711A LC34G55T

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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 $94Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	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