Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	27.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín, 1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '18 at 19:11
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 111 2-Core 218 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 405 55% 412 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 77%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	4.03% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 6.81 Parallax 7 3% 5.97 fps	MRender 8.57 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 8.17 5% 6.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.03% Great: 3%
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Gigabyte(1458 226C) CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Lighting 34.9 Reflection 31.4 Parallax 42.2 28% 36.2 fps	MRender 27.9 Gravity 28.6 Splatting 36 26% 30.8 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 112 112 110 105 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 432 Mixed 359 SusWrite 144 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 59.2 201% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 47.4 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 64.1 55% 78.8 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 122%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 81GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 75 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 99.3 Write 44.8 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 73.9 49% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 62%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 57GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 92 94 92 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 91.9 Write 99.3 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 92.5 55% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 107%
WD Green 750GB (2009)-$224 5,100 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 76GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 47 47 46 48 48 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 95.6 Write 87.6 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 46.6 54% 72.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 58%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 61GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 51 56 57 56 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	29% Poor	Read 47.6 Write 37.3 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 53.3 35% 46.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.4 87% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 12,350 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	52.2% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 15.5 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 64%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	358x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	199x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	121x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	64x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	59x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 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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Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16