Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54% 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	126% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	18 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit 种颜色, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit 种颜色
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '20 at 15:45
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 194 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 653 66% 535 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
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%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 68.1 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 62.1 56% 66.5 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 55.5 51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD340 256GB-$194 1,962 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 167GB free Firmware: SVN423b SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 305 244 224 302 308 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 300 Mixed 266 SusWrite 281 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 45.5 159% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 148 154% 252 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 98%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 393 335 233 375 388 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 443 Mixed 413 SusWrite 353 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 67.5 220% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 358 269% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 856GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 188 185 178 191 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 182 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 186 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 752GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 96 98 98 101 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 75.2 Write 113 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 98 69% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.6 179% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 67%
External USB 3.0 3TB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 156 156 156 157 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 154 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 156 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	38% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 11.2 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 13 36% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 39%

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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	1,217x
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