Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.6% 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)
Boot Drive	86.4% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '19 at 10:24
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 81.7 2-Core 219 75% 131 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 416 56% 418 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Lighting 64.2 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 81.4 52% 71.7 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 63 Splatting 55.6 50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 52 53 54 54 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 460 Write 415 Mixed 364 SusWrite 90.2 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 46.2 156% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 241 202% 291 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 91%
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80 4,893 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 111GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 171 168 172 173 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 413 Write 156 Mixed 188 SusWrite 166 51% 231 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 19.8 4K Mixed 20.3 84% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 68.3 DQ Mixed 78.8 67% 101 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 178 176 175 175 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 166 Mixed 86 SusWrite 175 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
829 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 26GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 12 12 13 13 14 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 37 Write 21.8 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 12.9 28% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.6 96% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	61.6% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 19.1 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 18.8 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 63%

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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	1,224x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	635x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	400x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	483x
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	160x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	76x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	69x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16