Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	41.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '19 at 12:49
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 252 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 648 69% 549 Pts	64-Core 650 40% 650 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% HP(103C 841F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1950 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.6% Average	Lighting 48.4 Reflection 65.1 Parallax 73.8 40% 62.5 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 50.4 Splatting 53.9 46% 56.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 56%
Nvidia Quadro FX 580 5,936 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Nvidia(10DE 063A) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 341.74 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.94% Terrible	Lighting 2 Reflection 3.58 Parallax 0.53 2% 2.04 fps	MRender 5.05 Gravity 1.43 Splatting 3.04 3% 3.17 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.94% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,167 Write 5161 Mixed 5,533 1,253% 5,620 MB/s	4K Read 481 4K Write 292 4K Mixed 360 1,346% 378 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 827 DQ Mixed 643 561% 839 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 223GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 273 260 268 273 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 401 Write 277 Mixed 283 SusWrite 269 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 40.8 162% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 266 200% 266 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 85%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 223GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 273 260 264 273 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 390 Write 275 Mixed 295 SusWrite 270 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 42.7 159% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 265 199% 265 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 85%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 238GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 397 392 399 394 392 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 430 Mixed 325 SusWrite 395 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 47.6 168% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 171 176% 288 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 181 194 185 185 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 124 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 182 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 5.1 5.1 4.5 5.2 4.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	5.22% Terrible	Read 20 Write 3.8 Mixed 5.8 SusWrite 5.1 9% 8.67 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.9 50% 2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.22% Great: 23%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 5.6 5.6 5.1 6.1 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	5.68% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 4.8 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 6.8 11% 9.97 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.68% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,661 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.7% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.4 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 88%

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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	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 $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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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