Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.7% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	May 02 '24 at 18:04
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 205 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 374 50% 373 Pts	64-Core 372 23% 372 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.86 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Lighting 71.6 Reflection 75.9 Parallax 68.9 58% 72.1 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 72.4 Splatting 67.7 56% 68.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nx-512 2280 512GB 428 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.1.A.1S Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 606 Write 529 Mixed 446 117% 527 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 36.9 138% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 700 DQ Write 439 DQ Mixed 180 239% 439 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 293%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 102GB free Firmware: SC11 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 103 Write 110 Mixed 54.3 66% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 98%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 76GB free Firmware: 1AC01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 77 76 75 76 80 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 86.9 Write 95.4 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 77.7 59% 80 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 62%
Generic MassStorageClass 125GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 86GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 91.7 Write 87.2 Mixed 83.1 112% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 5.8 444% 7.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 44%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 188GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 42 43 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 55.2 Write 35.2 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 41.1 53% 41.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 71% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G 32GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	61.4% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 19.2 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 19.7 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.4% 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	55	26	60	28.8"	2560 1017	GSM59F1 LG ULTRAWIDE

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,233x
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	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 $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 i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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