Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.7% 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	115% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '20 at 19:10
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 102 2-Core 205 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 395 53% 394 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 22.9 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 20 Splatting 26.1 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 424GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 424 424 428 425 428 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 426 Mixed 325 SusWrite 424 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 53.8 175% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 286 232% 329 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 119%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 128GB 616 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 31GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 1.2 1.4 2.3 4.6 5.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9.3 Write 9.2 SusWrite 2.9 8% 7.13 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.6 100% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB 827 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.8 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 16.2 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 54%

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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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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	1,219x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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