Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150420
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '18 at 09:51
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th 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 (90^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 109 2-Core 215 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 403 52% 392 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3683) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 62.1 58% 67.5 fps	MRender 73.3 Gravity 63.5 Splatting 56 52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 81GB free Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 132 95 137 101 95 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 306 Write 209 Mixed 235 SusWrite 117 48% 217 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 36.7 141% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 31.4 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 40.4 44% 68.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 85%
Toshiba THNSNF128GCSS 128GB 2,061 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: FSLAN102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 240 270 399 362 405 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 104 Write 101 Mixed 162 SusWrite 323 39% 173 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 35.8 4K Mixed 22 71% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 23.6 DQ Write 54.2 DQ Mixed 39.1 30% 39 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 90%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 45GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 113 115 112 114 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 329 Write 119 Mixed 194 SusWrite 115 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 42 152% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 35.3 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 43.8 44% 68.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 73%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 771GB free Firmware: CV13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 181 182 187 189 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 170 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 184 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX4GX3M1A1333C9 Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8F Kingston 99U5403-124.A00LF 20GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.6% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 13.5 42% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11.8 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming GT Builds (Compare 176 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 54%

Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT - $300

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	90x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	31x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	18x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	17x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	14x

SSD
EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GBHP $33Bench 139%, 2,425 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
S650 240GBHPBench 75%, 488 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 993 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 57%, 3,744 samples	7x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	6x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $813

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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