Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	39.3% 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	92.6% 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	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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '18 at 19:33
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th 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 way below expectations (16^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 119 2-Core 217 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 446 52% 402 Pts	64-Core 512 32% 512 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gainward(10B0 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.3% Below average	Lighting 50 Reflection 56 Parallax 45 41% 50.3 fps	MRender 54.6 Gravity 39.3 Splatting 41.7 36% 45.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 158 159 154 158 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 478 Mixed 380 SusWrite 190 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 46.1 175% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 95.4 DQ Mixed 138 110% 159 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 675GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 198 201 199 200 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 151 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 198 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 32GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 62 62 61 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 90.3 Write 89.5 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 61.7 55% 75 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 62%
Samsung M3 Portable 2TB 5,095 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 262GB free, PID 61b5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 38.2 Write 42.2 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 42.6 54% 39.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	42.6% Average	MC Read 14 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 11.3 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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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 $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