Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	84.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK (all builds)
Memory	1.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150919
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '19 at 05:15
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	70% Good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 215 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 332 8-Core 383 46% 357 Pts	64-Core 372 23% 372 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 94 90 90 86 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 411 Write 173 Mixed 229 SusWrite 91.7 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 44.4 163% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 133 138% 231 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 116%
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79 17,432 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 36GB free Firmware: LHF002C SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 255 256 258 258 258 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 413 Mixed 433 SusWrite 270 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 66.5 218% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 249 209% 300 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 117%
WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 150GB 7,915 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 10GB free Firmware: 04.04V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 80 80 76 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 104 Write 103 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 78.3 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.3 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 68%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 422GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 4.4 12 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 3,641 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.3% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 7.9 25% 8.63 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 7.8 24% 8.37 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 87%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 97%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 80%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK - $250

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	52x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	19x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	14x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	9x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	6x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
Burst 120GBPatriotBench 66%, 15,567 samples	6x
Raid 0 Volume 750GBIntelBench 199%, 895 samples	5x

RAM
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GBCrucialBench 57%, 14,299 samples	5x
CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GBUnknownBench 56%, 69 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	4x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,177

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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