Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	151% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	53.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	7.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '20 at 00:07
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 (89^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 97 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 642 63% 516 Pts	64-Core 665 41% 665 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3711) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 204 Reflection 216 Parallax 227 166% 215 fps	MRender 254 Gravity 207 Splatting 139 157% 200 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 70 57 72 94 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 357 Write 47.8 Mixed 342 SusWrite 82.4 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 8.1 83% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 14.7 75% 164 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 86%
Sandisk Ultra II 1TB 900 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 249GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 301 297 296 296 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 439 Write 371 Mixed 248 SusWrite 302 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 35.7 140% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 210 184% 275 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 109%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 821GB free Firmware: JA0OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 102 101 101 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 102 Write 83.5 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 100 59% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 199GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 125 126 125 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 145 Write 146 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 124 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 229GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 152 152 152 152 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 156 Mixed 82 SusWrite 151 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 2,608 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 25.7 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 24.4 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 88%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,220x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	633x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	398x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	481x
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 $94Bench 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	97x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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