Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.3% 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	109% 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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '20 at 14:46
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570TE 222 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	58.7% Above average	Memory 82.6 1-Core 85.4 2-Core 124 61% 97.3 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 223 28% 212 Pts	64-Core 208 13% 208 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3352) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Lighting 44.1 Reflection 30.5 Parallax 41.4 36% 38.6 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 41.2 Splatting 36.1 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-ASM2NE2256GTTDR 256GB 4,456 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 259 259 259 260 259 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 409 Write 621 Mixed 174 SusWrite 265 83% 367 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 47.5 161% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 676 DQ Write 532 DQ Mixed 491 398% 566 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 215%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 191GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 79 80 80 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 102 Write 96.3 Mixed 42 SusWrite 78.8 58% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 61%
Seagate M3 500GB 317 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 67GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 115 113 108 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 115 Write 108 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 112 71% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$22 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 341GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 124 125 124 123 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 123 Write 118 Mixed 68 SusWrite 123 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46% Average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15.1 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 14.9 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 62%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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