Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.1% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '19 at 17:47
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 135 2-Core 269 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 673 74% 586 Pts	64-Core 664 41% 664 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 372A) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Lighting 46.9 Reflection 32 Parallax 39.1 38% 39.4 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 42.5 Splatting 37.1 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 498 Write 371 Mixed 344 90% 405 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 49.8 173% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 352 268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 185GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 132 134 129 131 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 137 Write 87.8 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 125 70% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.4 174% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.4 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 26 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 122%

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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	1,218x
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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Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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) $37	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