Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.6% 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	55.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '21 at 01:00
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 95.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 220 83% 143 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 425 56% 423 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.6% Above average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 62.9 51% 63.9 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 67.3 Splatting 63.1 53% 65.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blaze 240GB-$50 1,382 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM08.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 322 184 15 28 8.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 437 Write 364 Mixed 235 SusWrite 132 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 74.5 4K Mixed 13.5 75% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 63.2 77% 134 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 268GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 361 409 421 416 427 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 429 Write 400 Mixed 376 SusWrite 387 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 56.3 184% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 220GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 211 103 115 115 113 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 315 Write 354 Mixed 299 SusWrite 150 63% 280 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 12.8 79% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 29 78% 162 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 886GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 196 200 200 195 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 165 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 196 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 166GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 38 37 37 38 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 34.9 Write 30.8 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 37.2 44% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 78% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 23 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 22.8 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 55.7 72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 72%

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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	1,220x
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