Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.6% 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)
Boot Drive	104% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '19 at 12:53
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 110 2-Core 221 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 412 55% 410 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Lighting 75 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 65.6 61% 71 fps	MRender 73.9 Gravity 68.3 Splatting 58.5 54% 66.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 54%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3960 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 112 98 86 92 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 450 Mixed 312 SusWrite 125 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 51.9 203% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 175 182% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 389GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 18 18 24 18 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 128 Write 32.3 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 24.3 50% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.1 194% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 1,055 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID ab24 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 25.5 Write 25.8 Mixed 22.8 SusWrite 27 35% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.8% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 15.9 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 15.6 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 85%

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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