Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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. 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 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40% 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	91.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	5.9 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 13:08
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68% Good	Memory 95.8 1-Core 109 2-Core 215 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 240 32% 237 Pts	64-Core 233 14% 233 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 68% 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: 1200 MHz, MLim: 1575 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	40% Below average	Lighting 53.8 Reflection 38.7 Parallax 67.2 44% 53.3 fps	MRender 36.5 Gravity 30.8 Splatting 47.9 32% 38.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 267 216 216 213 210 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 425 Write 324 Mixed 280 SusWrite 235 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 41.5 156% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 146 146% 232 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 97%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 161GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 300 305 308 308 308 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 409 Write 312 Mixed 305 SusWrite 303 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 37.5 154% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 242 186% 249 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 92.9% 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 above expectations (79^th percentile)	61.9% Good	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 20.1 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 19.9 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.9% 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	1,220x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	633x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	398x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	481x
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 $94Bench 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	97x

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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 $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