Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	54.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '16 at 20:50
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	FRO-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 110 2-Core 211 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 561 59% 472 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Sapphire(174B 4255) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 375.95 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 41.9 Reflection 37.9 Parallax 49.8 34% 43.2 fps	MRender 52.9 Gravity 47.4 Splatting 35.1 36% 45.1 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBU-SMS100S3128GA 128GB 304 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM06.7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4522 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1053 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2 (AA) Unknown 100 100 148 (AD) Unknown 100 100 6226085 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 153 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 9092 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 6171 (F2) Unknown 100 100 4078 (F4) Unknown 100 100 95 (F5) Unknown 100 100 165 (F6) Unknown 100 100 3732010	54.7% Above average	Read 496 Write 101 Mixed 232 60% 276 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 8.89 82% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 98.2 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 14.3 42% 87.8 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 66%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 242GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 169 168 2550 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1075 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4518 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1014 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 194 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 880 (C2) HDA temperature 119 99 24 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	99% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 157 Mixed 162 127% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.32 4K Mixed 0.25 112% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 109%
ST1000LM 024 HN-M101M 1TB 1,107 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 923GB free, PID 0408 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 94.2 Write 102 Mixed 78 117% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.34 85% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 43%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7 16,591 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 7GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 28.2 Write 8.53 Mixed 12.2 17% 16.3 MB/s	4K Read 10.6 4K Write 0.67 4K Mixed 0.12 66% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU6AFR8C-PB 2x8GB 1,598 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 16.5 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 17.6 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 61%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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