Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.4% 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	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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '21 at 15:00
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 (98^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 88.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 225 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 588 61% 493 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% XFX(1682 9275) 2GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.2% Poor	Lighting 35.9 Reflection 36.3 Parallax 42.8 29% 38.3 fps	MRender 30.4 Gravity 31.3 Splatting 24.4 23% 28.7 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS256G39TND-N210A 256GB 39,780 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30200P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 255 255 260 261 261 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 414 Write 260 Mixed 215 SusWrite 257 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 23.6 130% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 187 173% 270 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 83%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 465GB free Firmware: 1AA01112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 90 90 89 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 80.4 Write 70.3 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 89.7 55% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 59%
USB3.0 Flash Disk 16GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 2GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 15 15 15 14 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 130 Write 20 Mixed 17.8 SusWrite 15.3 43% 45.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.2 104% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB 4x4GB 3,905 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 16.7 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 20.3 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 82%

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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: 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	9	7	60	23.5"	1280 720	ACI249A ASUS VS247

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Gaming 42%

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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	847x
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	318x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	113x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	109x

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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16