Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.1% 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)
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 (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '18 at 23:03
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 92.5 1-Core 103 2-Core 190 76% 128 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 514 54% 432 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 68 Parallax 59.8 52% 64.1 fps	MRender 63.1 Gravity 61.5 Splatting 54.7 48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,401 Write 3,653 Mixed 4,140 976% 4,398 MB/s	4K Read 464 4K Write 278 4K Mixed 341 1,288% 361 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 634 DQ Mixed 769 583% 792 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 20GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 38 40 40 39 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 107 Write 44.5 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 39 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 488GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 162 166 170 166 170 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 123 Write 123 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 166 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3250823AS 250GB-$99 5,049 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 37GB free Firmware: 3.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 45 46 45 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 50 Write 13 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 44.8 26% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 37%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 125GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 68 70 69 70 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 48.2 Write 40.5 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 68.4 35% 47.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 43%
Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB-$149 6,960 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 232GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 50 52 53 52 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 52 Write 32.2 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 52 32% 43.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 43%
WD WD5000AVCS-6 500GB 9,720 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 234GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 69 72 73 72 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 85.5 Write 78 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 71.6 54% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.3 68% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.3% Above average	MC Read 11.9 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 19.7 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 18.9 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 72%

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Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H - $180

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	380x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	86x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	73x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	77x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	50x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	41x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	20x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	27x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	24x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 4,160 samples	17x

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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