Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	59.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140425
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '19 at 01:48
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 123 2-Core 221 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 607 65% 516 Pts	64-Core 623 39% 623 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% EVGA(3842 3774) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 32% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 217GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 46 113 79 51 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 294 Write 258 Mixed 233 SusWrite 70.7 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 35.1 118% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 118 97% 138 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 107%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 424 400 419 424 412 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 150 Mixed 223 SusWrite 410 71% 321 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 51.7 174% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 199 166% 245 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 126%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 173 170 173 172 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 154 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 173 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.7 225% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 121%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 442GB free Firmware: MKAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 120 122 124 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 77 Write 80.8 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 122 60% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 87%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE640 4TB 2,097 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 131 131 132 132 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 131 Write 126 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 131 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 91%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE640 4TB 2,097 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2TB free Firmware: MJAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 138 140 137 139 140 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 121 Write 119 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 139 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 3,072 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	51.2% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 15.2 49% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 17.4 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 61%

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Gaming 43%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	66x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	9x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	17x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	6x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	6x

SSD
XPG SX900 256GBAdata $164Bench 77%, 6,726 samples	7x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	6x
850 Pro 512GBSamsung $210Bench 102%, 68,849 samples	4x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBCorsairBench 66%, 6,389 samples	7x
CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 24GBUnknownBench 62%, 59 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	5x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $712

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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