Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.2% 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	108% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '19 at 12:11
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 129 2-Core 240 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 601 63% 504 Pts	64-Core 562 35% 562 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.6% 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: 436.30 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Lighting 65.9 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 59.9 54% 64.1 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 60.6 Splatting 52.4 49% 61.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 95 93 90 88 85 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 400 Mixed 389 SusWrite 126 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 60.5 206% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 35GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 442 430 457 468 463 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 428 Mixed 266 SusWrite 445 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 42.4 164% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 162 174% 288 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 280GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 123 132 131 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 114 Write 113 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 129 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 242GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 125 126 126 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 119 Write 84.5 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 125 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB 3,312 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 17.2 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 15.5 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 81%

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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	1,217x
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 $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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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