Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	18.5% 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)
Boot Drive	98.2% 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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '18 at 22:11
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$53 229,359 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 (76^th percentile)	75% Very good	Memory 85.8 1-Core 103 2-Core 208 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 360 50% 367 Pts	64-Core 379 24% 379 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84BB) CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Lighting 23.2 Reflection 17.8 Parallax 21.2 19% 20.7 fps	MRender 26 Gravity 23.6 Splatting 17.3 18% 22.3 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 19%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.86% Terrible	Lighting 3.97 Reflection 6.23 Parallax 6.28 3% 5.49 fps	MRender 7.71 Gravity 2.57 Splatting 7.78 5% 6.02 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.86% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 11279 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 625 (B1) Unknown 95 95 99 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 50 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 29 (F1) Unknown 99 99 45268862928	98.2% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 399 Mixed 409 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 26.1 143% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 26.4 86% 187 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 945GB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 114464176 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1792 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 43794762 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 11244 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 628 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 74 67 454361114 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 17 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 40 40 120393 (C2) HDA temperature 26 40 64424509466 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 96258807043584 (F1) Unknown 100 253 14004192774 (F2) Unknown 100 253 215339832158	75.1% Very good	Read 143 Write 119 Mixed 112 94% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.18 68% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 114%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 325GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 143 143 66 (03) Spinup time 123 123 12897091769 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2230 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5910 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 282 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2236 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2236 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 146030067740 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	94.8% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 149 Mixed 141 118% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1.03 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 0.2 102% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston ACR16D3LU1KBG/8G 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. Hynix HMT351U6EFR8C-PB 20GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.2% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.3 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 11.5 28% 9.97 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 48%

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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	1,217x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	633x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	479x
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 $109Bench 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	96x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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