Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	25.9% 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	65.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '20 at 16:44
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	82%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 109 2-Core 215 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 408 54% 403 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Asus(1043 0464) CLim: 1120 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.9% Poor	Lighting 33.4 Reflection 35.7 Parallax 43.4 27% 37.5 fps	MRender 30.5 Gravity 31.7 Splatting 24.7 23% 29 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 960GB-$54 11,103 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 226 155 5.8 6 6 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 475 Write 220 Mixed 300 SusWrite 102 61% 274 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 71.7 4K Mixed 23.6 109% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 32.5 66% 132 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 91%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 645GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 150 153 153 152 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 114 Write 139 Mixed 97.9 SusWrite 150 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 474% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 98%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 169 177 170 170 177 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 116 Write 81.7 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 172 72% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.2 397% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 112%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 619GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 34 37 34 33 35 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 34.6 Write 32.9 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 34.1 43% 31.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	63.8% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 20.2 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 17.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 67%

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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	1,222x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	634x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	400x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	482x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	200x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	199x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	160x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	76x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	69x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	137x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16