Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.4% 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	120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '19 at 23:37
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 125 2-Core 253 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 640 69% 550 Pts	64-Core 667 41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85A4) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (71 fps cap detected)	57.4% Above average	Lighting 70.9 Reflection 71.8 Parallax 71.1 58% 71.3 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 70.7 57% 69.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 292 284 293 286 293 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 470 Mixed 372 SusWrite 290 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 62.2 213% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Intel SSDSC2BB480G6 480GB 287 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 103GB free Firmware: G2010150 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 371 345 377 376 386 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 342 Write 421 Mixed 305 SusWrite 358 81% 356 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 39.4 154% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 239 182% 245 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 98%
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 269 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 29GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 36 86 36 33 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 510 Write 472 Mixed 335 SusWrite 76.5 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 61.6 215% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 338 249% 323 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 123%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 37GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 314 303 315 307 316 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 490 Mixed 387 SusWrite 308 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 64.2 223% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 355 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 151GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 87 91 89 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 114 Write 115 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 89.1 68% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C11 0215 CMZ32GX3M4X1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C11 0215 CMZ32GX3M4X1600C10 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.4 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 19.3 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 59%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,227x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	637x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	400x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	484x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	76x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16