Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.1% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '19 at 18:23
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 263 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 674 69% 556 Pts	64-Core 651 40% 651 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 3769) 2GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	29.1% Poor	Lighting 33.9 Reflection 31.4 Parallax 39.1 28% 34.8 fps	MRender 41.8 Gravity 41.5 Splatting 34.8 32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 494 Write 478 Mixed 280 93% 418 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 47.3 168% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 176 183% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung PB22-JS3 FDE 2.5" 128GB 813 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 87GB free Firmware: VBM19D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 138 114 144 145 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 189 Write 58 Mixed 86 SusWrite 131 26% 116 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 9.1 52% 13.9 MB/s	DQ Read 16.9 DQ Write 7.2 DQ Mixed 10 8% 11.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 32%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71 21,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 96GB free Firmware: PB4OC60F SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 46 49 49 51 50 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 62.5 Write 58.8 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 48.9 37% 50.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 45%
SDHC Card 8GB 4,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 4.5 5 5.1 5.1 5.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	5.15% Terrible	Read 21 Write 6 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 4.9 13% 11.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 22% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.15% Great: 13%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 165 162 164 165 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 158 Write 150 Mixed 114 SusWrite 163 198% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 133% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. 2x8GB 2,705 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.8 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20.1 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 64%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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	199x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	121x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	73x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	64x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	59x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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