Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	50.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä, , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '19 at 09:55
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	73% Very good	Memory 94.9 1-Core 68.7 2-Core 182 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 299 8-Core 296 40% 297 Pts	64-Core 281 17% 281 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 104 105 96 78 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 285 Write 144 Mixed 164 SusWrite 93.1 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 55.7 4K Mixed 20.4 91% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 116 91% 124 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 75%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 317GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 307 329 337 281 109 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 301 Write 101 Mixed 314 SusWrite 278 56% 248 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 58.9 4K Mixed 26.6 105% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 219 182% 261 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 102%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 831GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 126 127 127 126 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 125 Write 110 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 126 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB 1,969 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.7% Poor	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 10.1 27% 9.53 GB/s	SC Read 5.8 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 4.3 18% 6.27 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 83%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 3,122 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,219x
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 $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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