Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	41.2% 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	71.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '19 at 17:45
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 97.8 1-Core 125 2-Core 236 88% 153 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 626 66% 526 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Gigabyte(1458 3001) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Lighting 53.5 Reflection 35.6 Parallax 67.3 44% 52.2 fps	MRender 34 Gravity 54.9 Splatting 44 36% 44.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X210 512GB-$152 1,667 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 143GB free Firmware: X210706 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 389 393 394 393 339 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 410 Write 388 Mixed 232 SusWrite 374 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 35.4 141% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 128 136% 227 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 101%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 117 96 95 112 79 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 362 Write 213 Mixed 213 SusWrite 107 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 39.1 140% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 137 113% 159 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 128 131 132 133 127 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 166 Write 157 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 129 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 113%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 601 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 28GB free, PID 0745 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 37 37 37 34 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 34.3 Write 36.3 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 35.9 46% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.6 111% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 5,522 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	82.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 25.7 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 24.5 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 47 85% 47 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 91%

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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	1,227x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	637x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	400x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	484x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	200x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	199x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	160x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	76x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	69x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	138x
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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16