Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 66.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	21 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '23 at 02:31
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Memory 83.4 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 188 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 289 8-Core 315 40% 302 Pts	64-Core 301 19% 301 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 360B) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Lighting 31.2 Reflection 33 Parallax 41.3 25% 35.2 fps	MRender 42.9 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 35 32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 30 34 37 37 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 65% Great: 101%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 748GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 128 127 125 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 97.5 Write 102 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 127 63% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 637GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 188 191 193 196 195 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 117 Write 83.2 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 192 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 24GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	50.2% Above average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 16 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 17.1 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 79.5 50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 52%

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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	60	60	24.1"	1280 720	DELA017 DELL 2407WFP

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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	1,228x
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 $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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $258	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16