Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.3% 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	129% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '19 at 19:08
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	67.2% Good	Memory 89.7 1-Core 111 2-Core 220 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 243 8-Core 393 39% 318 Pts	64-Core 416 26% 416 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	49.3% Average	Lighting 60.3 Reflection 55.8 Parallax 72 49% 62.7 fps	MRender 56 Gravity 49.6 Splatting 71.9 50% 59.2 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 417 333 319 320 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 708 Write 595 Mixed 453 SusWrite 245 112% 500 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 87.5 4K Mixed 55.9 186% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 781 DQ Write 490 DQ Mixed 272 301% 514 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 35GB free Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 77 93 98 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 368 Write 102 Mixed 185 SusWrite 66.6 40% 180 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 28.6 123% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 85.9 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 74.8 64% 92 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 73%
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1,440 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 477GB free Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 431 534 554 563 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 895 Write 580 Mixed 434 SusWrite 360 126% 567 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 41 193% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 991 DQ Write 583 DQ Mixed 600 497% 725 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 175%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 115GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 56 55 56 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 54.5 Write 51.2 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 43.5 35% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 57%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB 12,928 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 99GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 59 62 61 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 94.2 Write 56.8 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 46.9 48% 64.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 77%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 23 135 139 139 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 133 Write 134 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 99.2 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BA1339.C16 0215 CMX8GX3M1A1333C9 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.1% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.6 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 16.5 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 52%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,220x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	633x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	399x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	481x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	200x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	198x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	160x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	76x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	69x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	136x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	99x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	97x

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Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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