Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.12% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95.2% 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

18 months ago, 18 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit färger,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '22 at 14:51
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$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 way above expectations (94^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Memory 87 1-Core 90.5 2-Core 179 70% 119 Pts	4-Core 316 8-Core 326 43% 321 Pts	64-Core 272 17% 272 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.12% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 10.7 Parallax 6.1 3% 6.73 fps	MRender 7.2 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.6 4% 4.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.12% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 Evo 250GB-$45 14,082 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 352 358 360 356 363 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 364 Mixed 293 SusWrite 358 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 36.7 130% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 265 226% 330 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 128%
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA500CM10002 500GB 7,894 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 334GB free Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 261 420 429 443 445 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 394 Write 362 Mixed 346 SusWrite 402 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 62.1 4K Mixed 35.2 120% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 224 202% 307 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 501GB free, PID 1018 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 40 41 41 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 37.2 Write 39.3 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 40.9 52% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 68% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.4% Above average	MC Read 18.7 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 18 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 17.3 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 63%

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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	1,232x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	641x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	402x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	486x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	76x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	70x

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 i5-12600K $159	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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16