Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	194% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	100% 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '23 at 14:24
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	71% Very good	Memory 79 1-Core 102 2-Core 204 73% 129 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 377 49% 370 Pts	64-Core 366 23% 366 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$539 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% Gigabyte(1458 40EE) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 274 Reflection 258 Parallax 275 223% 269 fps	MRender 358 Gravity 240 Splatting 188 206% 262 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 219 221 218 218 216 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 462 Mixed 355 SusWrite 224 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 49.9 164% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 124%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB 12,976 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 116GB free Firmware: 77.04D77 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 71 71 66 71 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 60.6 Write 56.8 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 69.6 42% 57.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 57%
WD My Passport 0822 2TB 208 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 243GB free, PID 0822 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 61 60 62 62 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 67.9 Write 71 Mixed 44.8 SusWrite 61.2 82% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 42%
WDC WD10 S21X-24R1BT0-SSH 1TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 888GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 40 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 50.2 Write 39.7 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 40.4 53% 40.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A2133C11 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2133C11 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.3% Above average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.9 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 16.4 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 82.4 48% 82.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 57%

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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	845x
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 $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 $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 $40	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