Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 57.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	41.8% 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	84.9% 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 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 01 '19 at 12:20
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Memory 95.1 1-Core 83.1 2-Core 132 66% 103 Pts	4-Core 115 8-Core 159 17% 137 Pts	64-Core 150 9% 150 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Asus(1043 047E) 3GB CLim: 1190 MHz, MLim: 1575 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Lighting 54.4 Reflection 39.5 Parallax 28.6 44% 40.8 fps	MRender 36.6 Gravity 49.4 Splatting 47.6 37% 44.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 214 215 192 212 216 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 401 Write 318 Mixed 270 SusWrite 217 68% 302 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 40.9 146% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 147 135% 203 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 97%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 161GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 300 306 304 303 306 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 381 Write 304 Mixed 298 SusWrite 299 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 38.6 148% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 246 188% 251 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.4% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 17.5 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 18.1 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	1,219x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	633x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	397x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	480x
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 $177	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