Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.3% 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	104% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '17 at 23:29
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 98 2-Core 196 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 377 50% 376 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.62% Terrible	Lighting 3.53 Reflection 5.96 Parallax 6.09 3% 5.2 fps	MRender 8.9 Gravity 2.23 Splatting 7.17 5% 6.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.62% Great: 3%
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.4.4 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Lighting 35.8 Reflection 32.2 Parallax 43.6 29% 37.2 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 29.7 Splatting 37.5 27% 31.9 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 128GB 5,641 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: JURA0101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11341 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1027 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AD) Unknown 185 185 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 49 (C2) HDA temperature 70 56 188979544094 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	104% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 468 Mixed 410 103% 462 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 41.6 145% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 129 126% 201 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 40GB free Firmware: SBFM21.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 661 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 67 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 71 71 94 (AD) Unknown 100 100 65538 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 148	79.7% Very good	Read 442 Write 388 Mixed 365 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 7.72 102% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 12.1 68% 152 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 83%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 59GB free Firmware: JP2OA3EA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 92 (03) Spinup time 122 122 12897353915 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4603 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 30 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 33681 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3345 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 4691 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 4691 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 193273987106 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	62.1% Good	Read 105 Write 111 Mixed 33.4 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.28 75% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 3,098 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.2% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 15.2 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 18.7 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 78%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	848x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	348x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	158x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	318x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	97x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16