Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	77.3% 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140507
Uptime	16.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '20 at 17:16
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 228 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 448 60% 447 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 182 191 190 177 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 436 Write 393 Mixed 239 SusWrite 175 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 32.3 115% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 215 186% 278 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 101%
Maxtor 6B300S0 300GB 497 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 260GB free Firmware: BANC1B70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 62 63 63 63 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 62.2 Write 64.8 Mixed 37.7 SusWrite 62.8 42% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.3 151% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 36%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 866GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 85 87 85 86 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 94.3 Write 88.9 Mixed 26 SusWrite 83.7 53% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 62% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 67%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1TB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	25.2% Poor	Read 39.6 Write 39.8 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 41.5 52% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.5 134% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 61%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 763GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 86 85 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 85.2 Write 85.5 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 84.8 103% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	53% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 17.7 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 62%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H - $180

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	380x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	86x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	73x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	77x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	50x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	41x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	20x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	27x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 4,160 samples	17x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $828

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