Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.8% 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	57.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 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	11.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '21 at 23:17
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	76% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 111 2-Core 219 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 573 58% 469 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Gigabyte(1458 4014) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.8% Above average	Lighting 68.1 Reflection 65.9 Parallax 60.6 56% 64.9 fps	MRender 79.4 Gravity 57.8 Splatting 52.3 50% 63.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 507KC4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 94 76 90 79 80 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	57.9% Above average	Read 178 Write 201 Mixed 176 SusWrite 93 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 69 4K Mixed 28.4 114% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 147 134% 206 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 94%
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78 8,440 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 5GB free Firmware: 02.01C03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 30 28 29 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 20.9 Write 32.2 Mixed 29 SusWrite 29.2 21% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 90% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 35%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 16GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 86 82 94 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 78.8 Write 79 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 97.2 62% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 162 157 169 171 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 130 Write 90.1 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 165 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 90%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 938GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 39 39 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	20% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 37.9 Mixed 29.4 SusWrite 38.2 48% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 15.8 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 15.5 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	852x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	349x
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	97x
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	100x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	66x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	64x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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