Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	47.2% 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	76.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	10.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '17 at 15:13
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 105 2-Core 193 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 388 48% 369 Pts	64-Core 392 24% 392 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.12.2 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.2% Average	Lighting 57.2 Reflection 66.6 Parallax 74.5 47% 66.1 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 56.9 Splatting 55.2 48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2413 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 377 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 447 (AD) Unknown 100 100 262158 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 96 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2104	76.8% Very good	Read 500 Write 333 Mixed 358 88% 397 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 10.3 88% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 40.3 89% 185 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 521GB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 131417728 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2678 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 8830459016 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 19312 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 552 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 5 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 61 555089951 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 62 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 6887 (C2) HDA temperature 31 40 64424509471 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 94772748364155 (F1) Unknown 100 253 19654869789 (F2) Unknown 100 253 11832361351	88.9% Excellent	Read 157 Write 153 Mixed 150 116% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.29 91% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 112%
Asmt 2135 640GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 447GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.8% Average	Read 77.5 Write 82.1 Mixed 70.4 58% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.24 4K Mixed 0.29 72% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 46%
Samsung HD080HJ/P 80GB-$25 1,814 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 54GB free Firmware: ZH100-34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 99 33 (03) Spinup time 100 100 4288 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5795 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 32418 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2900 (BE) vendor-specific 103 82 45 (C2) HDA temperature 103 82 45 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 1664063 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 253 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 253 253 0	29.4% Poor	Read 48.1 Write 53.9 Mixed 51.9 39% 51.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.38 91% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB 827 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 16.1 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 16.3 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 54%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	851x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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