Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	61% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '23 at 17:44
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	43.9% Average	Memory 51.3 1-Core 59 2-Core 125 45% 78.6 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 365 34% 281 Pts	64-Core 443 27% 443 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 84%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 135 138 143 133 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	61% Good	Read 301 Write 290 Mixed 263 SusWrite 138 56% 248 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 28.8 92% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 258 194% 259 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 130%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$131 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2TB free Firmware: M3CR046 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 129 132 138 127 129 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	55.5% Above average	Read 234 Write 274 Mixed 253 SusWrite 132 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 39.7 4K Mixed 25.1 84% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 160 148% 231 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 128 129 133 129 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 151 Write 122 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 130 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 992069 (997069) 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1314 992069 (997069) 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	40.5% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 12.6 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 7.5 22% 7.57 GB/s	Latency 93.1 43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	24	19	64	0"	1280 720

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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	846x
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	318x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16