Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	19.3% 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	64.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '18 at 00:19
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 238 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 651 65% 531 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3753) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Lighting 24 Reflection 19 Parallax 22.1 20% 21.7 fps	MRender 27 Gravity 25.5 Splatting 18.9 19% 23.8 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 65741626 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 57243324128562 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1997 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 219 (B1) Unknown 0 0 94 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 31 41 77312098335 (C2) HDA temperature 31 41 77312098335 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 65741626 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 65741626 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 65741626 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 95 95 1 (E9) Unknown 0 0 23832 (EA) Unknown 0 0 19403 (F1) Unknown 0 0 19403 (F2) Unknown 0 0 18137	64.7% Good	Read 482 Write 133 Mixed 173 57% 263 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 16.7 100% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 59.8 78% 141 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 87%
Samsung HD321HJ 320GB 5,512 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 298GB free Firmware: 1AC01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 93 93 3110 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2265 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 12022 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 48906 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1580 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 66 437780506 (C2) HDA temperature 75 66 471269401 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 206742 (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 100 100 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	63.3% Good	Read 109 Write 111 Mixed 107 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.21 4K Mixed 0.51 123% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 64%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 180GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 168 2266 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2677 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7465 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1980 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 197 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2481 (C2) HDA temperature 109 101 34 (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	90.7% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 160 Mixed 148 116% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.37 4K Write 2.13 4K Mixed 0.22 121% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 141GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 182 176 7891 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2268 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3408 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 873 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 73 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 17009 (C2) HDA temperature 117 109 35 (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	58.9% Above average	Read 106 Write 99.1 Mixed 105 78% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.25 83% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 18 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 19.4 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 63%

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

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