Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	56% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8 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

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '19 at 13:20
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 134 2-Core 269 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 707 72% 583 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 360B) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 24% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
INTENSO 128GB 3,345 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 77 64 80 33 70 MB/s Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56% Above average	Read 250 Write 119 Mixed 31 SusWrite 75.1 26% 119 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 38.7 99% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 83.8 DQ Mixed 77.5 90% 161 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 91%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 407GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 148 145 147 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 145 Write 144 Mixed 99.2 SusWrite 146 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 100%
JetFlash Transcend 8GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 6GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 5.2 5.6 5.2 5.6 5.5 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	5.3% Terrible	Read 21.1 Write 2.8 Mixed 5.8 SusWrite 5.2 9% 8.73 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.3% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	71% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 25 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 80%

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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 $160Bench 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 $46

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