Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.6% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '19 at 00:03
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 as expected (45^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 200 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 367 8-Core 566 58% 467 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6274) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.81 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 17.3 16% 20.1 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 776GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 907 495 470 499 498 501 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 64GB free Firmware: P1003B SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 109 197 376 54 304 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 485 Write 378 Mixed 307 SusWrite 241 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 64 4K Mixed 20.9 84% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 72.8 DQ Mixed 98.2 78% 111 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 105%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$73 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 140 143 143 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 140 Write 134 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 142 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 100%
Prolific RAID1 1TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 301GB free, PID 2775 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 97 97 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 117 Write 39 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 96.4 99% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 64D0JKHHJ 1302 1600 CL10 Series 0118 64D0JKHHJ 1302 1600 CL10 Series 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.3% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 16.2 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 18.2 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 57%

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

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Desktop 84%

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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 $250	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