Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.3% 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	150% 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	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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	9.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '21 at 05:59
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 (99^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 123 2-Core 247 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 678 74% 583 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.3% Average	Lighting 60 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 63.1 49% 64.8 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 60.6 Splatting 55.4 50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB73H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 231 224 215 209 202 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 730 Write 617 Mixed 501 SusWrite 233 116% 520 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 72.7 242% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 644 DQ Mixed 873 610% 765 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 116GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 313 298 298 298 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 492 Mixed 390 SusWrite 293 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 66.8 227% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 362 272% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 504GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 144 141 143 145 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 123 Write 137 Mixed 59 SusWrite 140 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 1600 C7 2x8GB 2,105 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.1% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 9.4 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 11.4 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 75%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	1,220x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	633x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	399x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	481x
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 $90Bench 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	97x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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