Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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. 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.8% 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	86% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 01:24
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 119 2-Core 237 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 282 8-Core 286 38% 284 Pts	64-Core 282 17% 282 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1593 MHz, MLim: 2077 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Lighting 66.9 Reflection 76.1 Parallax 68.8 54% 70.6 fps	MRender 80 Gravity 67.4 Splatting 59.5 55% 69 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200 9,142 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 181 200 106 75 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 392 Write 225 Mixed 285 SusWrite 143 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 44.8 163% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 164 146% 223 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 757GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 171 172 171 170 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 138 Mixed 97.7 SusWrite 168 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 243% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 109%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$23 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 490GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 122 123 123 123 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 142 Write 131 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 121 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 3,028 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	49.5% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 15.7 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 16.4 46% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 46: 6R 4G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
46%	45%	31	295	242	60	32"	1920 1080	EGA0001 Elgato

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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