Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40.4% 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	94.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '17 at 20:04
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	66% Good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 90.9 2-Core 159 66% 111 Pts	4-Core 284 8-Core 301 39% 293 Pts	64-Core 313 19% 313 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1616 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Lighting 52.7 Reflection 51.2 Parallax 45.9 43% 49.9 fps	MRender 44.5 Gravity 46 Splatting 40.8 36% 43.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gloway WAR PRO T300 120G 120GB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: W1DB07 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 10 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 861 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 595 (A0) Unknown 100 100 539 (A1) Unknown 100 100 82 (A3) Unknown 100 100 22 (A4) Unknown 100 100 46461 (A5) Unknown 100 100 77 (A6) Unknown 100 100 6 (A7) Unknown 100 100 25 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 98 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 6 (B2) Unknown 100 100 3 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 33 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 32 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 27 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 12 (E8) Unknown 100 100 96 (F1) Unknown 100 100 129852 (F2) Unknown 100 100 160968 (F5) Unknown 100 100 92922	94.9% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 332 Mixed 392 91% 409 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 37 138% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 82.1 113% 207 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 97%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 169 4108 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3164 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14406 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1960 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 288 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 153 153 141383 (C2) HDA temperature 110 105 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	45.5% Average	Read 74 Write 84.2 Mixed 75.9 59% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.28 98% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 86%
Seagate ST3200820AS 200GB 1,565 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 15GB free Firmware: 3.AAE Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 91 144650317 (03) Spinup time 97 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4926 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 88 60 753422203 (09) Power-on hours count 65 65 31412 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3842 (BB) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 52 606208036 (C2) HDA temperature 36 48 47244640292 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 74 67 20414514 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	23.3% Poor	Read 46.9 Write 34 Mixed 38.8 30% 39.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.01 4K Mixed 0.3 71% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0420 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.3 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 14.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 60%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,227x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	637x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	401x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	484x
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	161x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	76x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	69x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	138x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	99x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	97x

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Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16