Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	134% 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	149% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	7880 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '18 at 23:57
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 97.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 268 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 616 65% 522 Pts	64-Core 614 38% 614 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2977 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.31 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 204 Parallax 203 156% 200 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 182 Splatting 119 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 554 588 639 638 411 608 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 633 Write 570 Mixed 403 SusWrite 573 122% 545 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 48.3 179% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 723 DQ Mixed 586 485% 696 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 210%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 90 92 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 89.7 Write 76 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 90.2 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 61%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 135 136 136 137 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 160 Write 133 Mixed 120 SusWrite 137 102% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 200% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 85%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 148 149 149 149 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 155 Write 187 Mixed 102 SusWrite 150 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 346% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 107%
WD My Book 1140 4TB 1,831 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 3.5TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 142 144 143 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 152 Write 148 Mixed 98 SusWrite 143 182% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 50%
WD My Book 2TB 441 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 2TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 39.8 Write 5.3 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 5.4 15% 14.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 60% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 2,608 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 25.6 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 25.5 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 88%

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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	841x
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	107x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	96x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	60x
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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Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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