Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.5% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 04:09
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 108 2-Core 254 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 621 68% 540 Pts	64-Core 645 40% 645 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 68.9 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 62.5 56% 66.7 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 63.5 Splatting 55.4 51% 63.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,404 Write 5,584 Mixed 6003 1,407% 6,330 MB/s	4K Read 1,015 4K Write 390 4K Mixed 465 2,340% 623 MB/s	DQ Read 1,762 DQ Write 1,119 DQ Mixed 1,219 968% 1,367 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 53GB free Firmware: 507K SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 91 99 100 96 101 MB/s Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	61.6% Good	Read 152 Write 122 Mixed 134 SusWrite 97.2 28% 126 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 30.6 146% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 87.3 77% 116 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 83%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 49GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 194 194 189 151 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 109 Write 194 Mixed 106 SusWrite 176 108% 146 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.9 332% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 732GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 187 190 188 185 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 143 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 188 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.5% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.6 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.8 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 119%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 3,127 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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