Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Graphics	57.9% 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	108% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '15 at 00:03
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 105 2-Core 244 77% 175 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 455 58% 442 Pts	64-Core 470 29% 470 Pts
Poor: 53% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3684) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5906 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Lighting 73.8 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 64.1 60% 68.8 fps	MRender 76.3 Gravity 66.5 Splatting 57.7 54% 66.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 460 240GB-$203 1,730 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4231 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 738 (AB) Unknown 100 100 80886608 (AE) Unknown 100 100 53 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 119 (D2) Unknown 100 100 2 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 97 97 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 9216 (F2) Unknown 100 100 10744 (F9) Unknown 100 100 416197686	108% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 478 Mixed 478 109% 487 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 36 145% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 78.8 127% 244 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 686GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 166 2241 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1142 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4622 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 752 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 83 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1058 (C2) HDA temperature 111 108 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	97.1% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 149 Mixed 141 120% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.89 4K Write 2.67 4K Mixed 0.31 121% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 109%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 58GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 249 Write 164 Mixed 150 223% 188 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 9.99 4K Mixed 4.7 544% 8.93 MB/s	DQ Read 12.4 DQ Write 10.9 DQ Mixed 4.83 582% 9.37 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 - $135

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	358x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	200x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	122x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	74x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	65x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	59x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	37x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	49x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	25x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 28,220 samples	23x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $783

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)