Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	40.6% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '21 at 08:22
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 103 2-Core 206 74% 131 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 383 49% 369 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.6% Average	Lighting 0.2 Reflection 187 Parallax 195 0% 128 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 182 Splatting 126 119% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 28 31 28 35 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 49 Write 40.7 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 29.3 28% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.1 36% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 85%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 152 149 151 148 145 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 142 Write 138 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 149 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 787GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 185 179 176 164 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 51.7 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 178 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 112%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 105 105 103 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 77 Write 74.3 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 104 57% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 87%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 50.0AB50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 108 108 101 101 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 66.5 Write 69.8 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 101 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 67%
WDC WD80 EZZX-11CSGA0 8TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 6TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0.1 0.1 0 0.1 6.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 38 Write 37.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 1.1 35% 27.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 49%
WDC WD20 EARX-00PASB0 2TB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 35 32 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 37.7 Write 38 Mixed 30 SusWrite 34.1 47% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 48%
WDC WD10 0EMAZ-00WJTA0 10TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 159GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0.1 0.1 0.1 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 38.5 Write 38.3 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 3.2 36% 28 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.3 221% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 85%
WDC WD10 0EMAZ-00WJTA0 10TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 9TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 38.5 Write 38.5 Mixed 33 SusWrite 4.6 37% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 99[2/7/4]031 1314 991998 (996998) 1314 991998 (996998) 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.1% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 15.6 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 15.1 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 76.1 52% 76.1 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 50%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 - $162

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	842x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	347x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	156x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	317x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	112x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	96x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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