Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	27.5% 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	119% 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	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-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '20 at 23:12
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	ALB-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 264 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 642 71% 561 Pts	64-Core 699 43% 699 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 360B) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Lighting 31.5 Reflection 33.2 Parallax 39.7 26% 34.8 fps	MRender 42 Gravity 40.8 Splatting 33.5 31% 38.8 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 237 225 212 195 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 492 Mixed 401 SusWrite 228 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 63.8 220% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1GB free Firmware: 00.0NA01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 56.7 Write 59.2 Mixed 48.9 41% 54.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 62%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 20GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 103 101 103 104 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 107 Write 90.5 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 101 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 84%
WD Se 1TB (2013)-$18 2,236 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 17GB free Firmware: 01.01M02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 93 90 89 91 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 87.9 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 89.1 61% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 3,104 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	67.1% Good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 19.3 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 20.7 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 70%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	842x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	347x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	156x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	317x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	112x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	96x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	41x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	99x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	66x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	63x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $810

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