Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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. 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58.4% 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	92.2% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '16 at 17:00
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3258-$31 23,497 User benchmarks, average bench 53% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 113 2-Core 217 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 220 8-Core 222 30% 221 Pts	64-Core 221 14% 221 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Zotac(19DA 2438) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 375.95 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Lighting 72.1 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 62 59% 68.2 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 67.8 Splatting 70.8 58% 70.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandis SD7SN6S-256G-100 256GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: X351 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 19 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 33 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4295098368 (AE) Unknown 100 100 17 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 5 (C2) HDA temperature 54 46 116871725102 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 60131180569 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	92.2% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 342 Mixed 372 86% 389 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 24.8 141% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 57.5 100% 198 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 85%
Mb2000eb ZQC 2TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1.5TB free Firmware: HPG1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 82 63 186056030 (03) Spinup time 93 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 59 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 88 60 5061622251 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 25903 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 37 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1773369916 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032833 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 47 706150436 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 13 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 60 (C2) HDA temperature 36 53 81604378660 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 118 99 186056030 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	79.3% Very good	Read 140 Write 136 Mixed 128 101% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.92 4K Write 2.19 4K Mixed 0.65 151% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GR1333D364L9/4G 2x4GB 215 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.5% Below average	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 8.9 27% 9.47 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 9.8 SC Mixed 9.8 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 57%

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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 3,117 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	1,217x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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