Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% 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	81.9% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK (all builds)
Memory	17.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '23 at 18:48
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 above expectations (62^nd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 225 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 603 61% 496 Pts	64-Core 587 36% 587 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-$295 48,534 User benchmarks, average bench 122% MSI(1462 5160) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3180 MHz, MLim: 4250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	124% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 116 Parallax 157 136% 147 fps	MRender 209 Gravity 134 Splatting 108 118% 150 fps
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 344 342 345 347 333 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 447 Write 408 Mixed 231 SusWrite 346 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 27.4 98% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 148 147% 240 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 114%
Ct500mx5 0 500GB 2,476 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 119GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 401 414 424 442 397 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 393 Mixed 384 SusWrite 412 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 37.5 123% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 286 214% 291 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C11D3/8GX KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX2400C11D3/8GX 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.1% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 9.6 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 12.2 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 70%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	25"	2560 1377	ACI25A1 ASUS PB258

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H-BK - $206

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	242x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	74x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	49x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	45x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	40x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	28x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	20x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	16x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	15x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	18x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	11x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	10x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $699

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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