Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	136% 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	112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '24 at 02:29
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 120 2-Core 234 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 639 69% 546 Pts	64-Core 646 40% 646 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405E) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 176 Parallax 168 159% 180 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 140 Splatting 118 118% 149 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 280GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 215 258 272 270 270 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 479 Mixed 446 SusWrite 237 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 60.6 202% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 314 237% 316 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
CT1000P3SSD8 1TB 44,174 User benchmarks, average bench 268% 829GB free Firmware: P9CR311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 607 699 705 702 704 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 653 Write 717 Mixed 680 SusWrite 626 151% 669 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 83.5 278% 97.6 MB/s	DQ Read 749 DQ Write 752 DQ Mixed 964 666% 822 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 394%
Sandisk PLUS 2000GB 3,472 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free Firmware: UP4504RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 197 155 135 133 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 442 Write 392 Mixed 307 SusWrite 148 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 15.5 77% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 33 47% 88 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 328GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 103 104 102 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 98.1 Write 90.7 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 102 64% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 358GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 136 136 136 137 136 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 160 Write 102 Mixed 92.6 SusWrite 133 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 1,383 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	67.2% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 18.8 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 23.2 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 72%

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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	70	57	75	27"	1280 720	AUS27AE ASUS VP278

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 - $162

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	853x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 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 $278Bench 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 $36Bench 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	67x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	64x

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Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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