Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 21:18
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 111 2-Core 220 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 410 55% 410 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
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)	3.96% Terrible	Lighting 4.27 Reflection 7.38 Parallax 7.19 4% 6.28 fps	MRender 6.05 Gravity 2.53 Splatting 8.39 5% 5.66 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.96% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 94 97 92 91 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 146 Mixed 148 SusWrite 96 28% 122 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 26.8 116% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 125 107% 155 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 85%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 466GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 365 334 370 371 371 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 344 Write 340 Mixed 309 SusWrite 363 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 49.8 169% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 270 217% 306 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 119 110 120 121 121 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 105 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 116 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 125 127 128 126 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 116 Write 94.8 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 125 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 496GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 197 192 195 196 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 151 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 194 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 120 110 123 121 122 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 184 Write 128 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 120 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 569GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 192 193 193 193 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 151 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 192 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 253GB 262 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 108GB free, PID 00d2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 69 60 55 73 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 121 Write 15.8 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 63 73% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1 66% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 43%
SanDisk Cruzer Pattern 1GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 1GB free, PID 550a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 7.9 7.5 6.9 7.4 8.1 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	7.47% Terrible	Read 25.3 Write 5.3 Mixed 2.8 SusWrite 7.6 10% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 34% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.47% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 2400 2OZ 1x8GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	MC Read 10 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 8.9 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 10.1 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 51%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H - $180

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	382x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	88x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	74x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	77x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	51x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	41x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	20x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 4,160 samples	17x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $828

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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