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 above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	171% 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '17 at 01:55
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 89 1-Core 127 2-Core 251 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 447 61% 452 Pts	64-Core 472 29% 472 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3171) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1438 MHz, MLim: 2001 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.28 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 992 Write 947 Mixed 965 216% 968 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 46.2 172% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 421 DQ Write 505 DQ Mixed 111 181% 345 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 313%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 154 Write 154 Mixed 151 198% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.99 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.58 91% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 98%
WD My Passport 083A 2TB 995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 083a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 79 Write 83 Mixed 78.8 104% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.21 54% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	20% Very poor	Read 40.2 Write 40.8 Mixed 29 46% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.24 66% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	66.5% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 21.7 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 18.4 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.5% 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	1,218x
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 $179	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