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Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


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 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	47.5% 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	102% 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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '21 at 03:37
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

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 i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 94.5 1-Core 92.7 2-Core 179 73% 122 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 344 46% 346 Pts	64-Core 345 21% 345 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.5% Average	Lighting 58.4 Reflection 64.9 Parallax 58.7 48% 60.7 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 58.8 Splatting 51 47% 58.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 252 254 250 246 245 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 419 Write 406 Mixed 323 SusWrite 255 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 55.4 169% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 360 270% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 194GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 414 428 432 427 431 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 400 Write 413 Mixed 319 SusWrite 404 87% 384 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 59.1 200% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 144 146 145 145 144 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 167 Write 152 Mixed 95.2 SusWrite 143 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 226% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 16GB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 22.9 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 22.3 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 74%

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Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 3,278 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	1,275x
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	673x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	424x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	508x
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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Intel Core i5-12600K $167	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $406