Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 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 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	46.8% 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	74.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

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

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 (all builds)
Memory	18 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141014
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 07:24
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 72.4 1-Core 81.4 2-Core 150 60% 101 Pts	4-Core 268 8-Core 425 42% 346 Pts	64-Core 513 32% 513 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.8% Average	Lighting 59 Reflection 59.3 Parallax 51.8 48% 56.7 fps	MRender 61 Gravity 53.9 Splatting 49.5 44% 54.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 240 139 155 135 144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 349 Write 362 Mixed 293 SusWrite 192 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 81.4 4K Mixed 34 121% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 178 158% 230 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 107%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 268GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 180 180 181 180 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 166 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 180 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 248% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154 3,810 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 9GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 101 102 101 105 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 124 Write 69.2 Mixed 51 SusWrite 103 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 110%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 422GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 73 73 74 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 118 Write 121 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 72.7 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 261% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 17GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 63 63 63 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 59 Write 61.7 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 62.6 42% 57.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 70%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124 3,178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 653GB free Firmware: MEAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 80 76 85 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 114 Write 108 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 79.6 61% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 69% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 66%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 50GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 73 73 74 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 66 Write 70 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 72.8 46% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 73%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 299GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 108 108 108 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 109 Write 96 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 107 65% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 203% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-1866C10-8GAB 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-1866C10-8GAB 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	42.2% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 13.3 44% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 10.1 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 96 42% 96 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 70%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	66x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	9x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	17x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	6x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	6x

SSD
XPG SX900 256GBAdata $164Bench 77%, 6,726 samples	7x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	6x
850 Pro 512GBSamsung $210Bench 102%, 68,849 samples	4x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBCorsairBench 66%, 6,389 samples	7x
CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 24GBUnknownBench 62%, 59 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	5x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $712

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 $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