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Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36% 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	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	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '19 at 19:05
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 87 1-Core 121 2-Core 244 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 656 66% 536 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	36% Below average	Lighting 67 Reflection 67.1 Parallax 59.8 55% 64.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 467 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM81.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 295 302 299 301 302 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 10% Great: 71%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$70 21,848 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 661GB free Firmware: 0001SDM5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 108 107 108 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 105 Write 99.8 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 107 67% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 62%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 448GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 144 143 143 142 144 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 164 Write 135 Mixed 87 SusWrite 143 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 144GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 103 109 108 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 134 Write 130 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 106 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 108%
WD My Book 111A 2TB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 650GB free, PID 111a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 39 39 38 38 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 35.7 Write 35.5 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 37.9 47% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1339DS1S00. 2x8GB 390 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.9% Poor	MC Read 9 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 7.7 25% 8.63 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 8.8 25% 8.73 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 59%

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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	1,274x
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	672x
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	424x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	507x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	210x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	207x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	167x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	79x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	72x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	146x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	102x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	101x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $817

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