Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.3% 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	83.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '18 at 22:49
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 732 73% 595 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3670) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Lighting 67.9 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 59.7 55% 64.7 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 60.9 Splatting 52.6 49% 61.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 54%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 128GB-$89 11,245 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 130 120 119 120 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 487 Write 183 Mixed 200 SusWrite 127 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 37 150% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 118 118% 194 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 89%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 30GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 105 107 107 103 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 384 Write 141 Mixed 181 SusWrite 106 45% 203 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 48.4 182% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 125 96% 130 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 69%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 142GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 71 71 71 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 83 Write 79.2 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 70.5 55% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 86%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 107GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 125 126 125 125 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 114 Write 112 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 124 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.7 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 16.8 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 62%

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

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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	1,217x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	633x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	479x
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 $109Bench 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	96x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $817

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