Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	75.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	66.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '23 at 22:26
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$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 below expectations (33^rd percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 112 2-Core 210 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 573 60% 482 Pts	64-Core 585 36% 585 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 375A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (95 fps cap detected)	75.7% Very good	Lighting 95.5 Reflection 94.3 Parallax 94.2 78% 94.7 fps	MRender 95.9 Gravity 91.9 Splatting 78.3 72% 88.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 143 139 133 123 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 394 Write 198 Mixed 147 SusWrite 137 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 59.3 4K Mixed 27.2 104% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 116 118% 195 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 91%
Kingston SKC2000M8500G 500GB 69GB free Firmware: S2681102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 500 507 475 245 550 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 36GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 133 138 146 145 140 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 146 Write 148 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 141 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 107%
HitachiG ST 1TB 711 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 16GB free, PID 1014 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 54 53 55 54 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 55 Write 52.7 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 53.8 61% 45.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 41%
Touro Mobile 1TB 521 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 38GB free, PID 1025 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 39 40 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 39.6 Write 39.6 Mixed 27.1 SusWrite 39.7 49% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 45%
Touro Mobile 1TB 521 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 32GB free, PID 1025 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 76 75 76 75 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 70.1 Write 72.2 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 75.8 90% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 45%
JetFlash Transcend 8GB 9,769 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 7.5 7.1 7.4 7.5 7.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 752 Write 5.5 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 7.1 130% 192 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Mixed 0 243% 21.9 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.2% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 15.4 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 88%

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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	59	144	24"	1280 720	ACI24A4 VG248

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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	399x

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 $90Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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