Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	18.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	40% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 12:52
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing way below expectations (12^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, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Memory 39.2 1-Core 107 2-Core 211 61% 119 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 298 43% 313 Pts	64-Core 287 18% 287 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% XFX(1682 9390) CLim: 1015 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.9% Very poor	Lighting 21.8 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 32.1 18% 28.2 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 19.7 Splatting 20.8 21% 26.8 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 52%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 56 26 24 24 28 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40% Below average	Read 243 Write 232 Mixed 210 SusWrite 55.7 42% 185 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 11.8 43% 13.8 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 211 186% 278 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 118%
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 35GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 143 163 163 161 165 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 337 Write 318 Mixed 324 SusWrite 162 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 24.7 4K Mixed 10 50% 16.8 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 180 167% 260 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 95%
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 862 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 111GB free Firmware: 560ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 75 64 78 71 69 MB/s Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	54.3% Above average	Read 266 Write 129 Mixed 163 SusWrite 74.1 35% 158 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 30.9 111% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 86.8 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 90 73% 102 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 84%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 357GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 126 128 120 129 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 149 Write 136 Mixed 80 SusWrite 122 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 9.2 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 13 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 206 19% 206 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 3,117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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