Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.4% 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	94.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 months ago, 7 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	12.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '23 at 16:42
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	18%

Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 91.7 1-Core 98.9 2-Core 192 75% 127 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 529 53% 433 Pts	64-Core 531 33% 531 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C06) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.4% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 66.8 57% 69.6 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 69.4 Splatting 66.3 55% 67.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 120GB 3,551 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 118 112 111 111 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 453 Mixed 361 SusWrite 139 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 47.8 161% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 112%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 174GB free Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 407 424 452 353 214 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 338 Write 404 Mixed 385 SusWrite 352 84% 370 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 48.6 163% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 148 168% 286 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 208GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 108 106 107 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 160 Write 168 Mixed 98.8 SusWrite 106 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 KHX1600C9D3/4GX 0215 CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.2 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 18.7 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 64%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	144	24"	1920 1017	BNQ7F31 ZOWIE XL LCD

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 3,160 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,234x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	642x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	403x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	486x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	201x
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 $80Bench 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	98x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359