Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.8% 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	73.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140425
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '19 at 17:20
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 111 2-Core 222 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 578 59% 477 Pts	64-Core 581 36% 581 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6162) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 71.1 Reflection 67 Parallax 61.8 58% 66.6 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 72.8 58% 70.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 40 41 38 41 41 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	73.1% Very good	Read 248 Write 238 Mixed 220 SusWrite 61.1 43% 192 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 47.2 164% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 172 136% 187 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 118%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 585GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 83 83 82 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 79.2 Write 80 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 82 60% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 76%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 533GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 130 130 130 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 113 Write 116 Mixed 75 SusWrite 130 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 112%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 579GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 31 31 31 32 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 77.5 Write 74.7 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 31.3 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 65%
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78 8,440 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 233GB free Firmware: 02.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 31 32 32 32 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 62.3 Write 57.8 Mixed 45 SusWrite 31.5 36% 49.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 35%
Seagate ST3200822AS 200GB-$33 4,227 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 186GB free Firmware: 3.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 31 31 31 31 31 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 60.5 Write 31.5 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 31.2 30% 40.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 34%
Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB 6,973 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 792GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 31 31 31 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 110 Write 99 Mixed 49.7 SusWrite 30.9 53% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 69%
Multiple Card Reader 64GB 1,309 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 37GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 17 17 18 18 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	9.91% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 8 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 17.1 18% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.4 91% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.91% Great: 24%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 160 160 161 159 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 159 Write 152 Mixed 113 SusWrite 159 197% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 8,026 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.1% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 10.3 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 11 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 71%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	842x
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	317x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	96x
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 $273	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 $177	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