Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	121% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 06 '24 at 19:37
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 110 2-Core 221 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 599 60% 489 Pts	64-Core 604 37% 604 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 180 Parallax 182 132% 175 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 173 Splatting 124 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 311GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 445 Write 416 Mixed 346 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 45.3 147% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB 13,576 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 122GB free Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 299 Write 335 Mixed 262 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 37.1 4K Mixed 27.8 89% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 185 127% 156 MB/s
Poor: 161% Great: 280%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB 141 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 1213 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 20.4 Write 3.5 Mixed 1.7 7% 8.53 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 39% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 6,144 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.8% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.4 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 15.8 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 86%

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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	48	13	240	27.7"	1920 1080	ACR0585 Acer XB272

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 - $135

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	358x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	200x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	72x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	122x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	74x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	65x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	59x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	49x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	25x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	23x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $783

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