Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 56.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '18 at 16:48
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4130-$42 49,509 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Memory 81.1 1-Core 69.8 2-Core 103 54% 84.6 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 215 25% 196 Pts	64-Core 232 14% 232 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 63%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz) 64,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4963 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.73% Terrible	Lighting 3.53 Reflection 5.46 Parallax 5.16 3% 4.72 fps	MRender 9.24 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 7.83 5% 6.48 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.73% Great: 3%
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT 20,826 User benchmarks, average bench 4% EVGA(3842 C869) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	0.3% Terrible	Lighting 0.33 Reflection 0.54 Parallax 0.12 0% 0.33 fps	MRender 0.62 Gravity 0.27 Splatting 0.39 0% 0.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 0.3% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,573 Write 3891 Mixed 4,413 958% 4,292 MB/s	4K Read 238 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 153 629% 176 MB/s	DQ Read 914 DQ Write 868 DQ Mixed 906 676% 896 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 119%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 547GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 123 124 124 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 124 Write 118 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 122 69% 96 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	64.7% Good	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 21.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 19.5 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 85%

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

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Typical GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 208 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	67x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	40x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	21x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	14x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	9x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	25x
TridentX DDR3 1866 C8 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 946 samples	10x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	8x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $576

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