Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.3% 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	165% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 22:58
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 668 70% 561 Pts	64-Core 668 41% 668 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.3% Average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.2 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 492 488 504 501 501 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 681 Write 544 Mixed 492 SusWrite 495 124% 553 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 71 246% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 779 DQ Write 638 DQ Mixed 918 630% 778 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 353%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 238GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 262 260 266 264 265 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 481 Mixed 351 SusWrite 263 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 49.5 183% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 167 176% 291 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 116%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 360GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 262 259 266 264 264 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 475 Mixed 357 SusWrite 262 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 52 185% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 193 186% 293 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 118%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 445 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2.5TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 131 129 132 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 131 Write 130 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 130 146% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 55%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 35.3 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 37.9 48% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 52%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 88 89 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 93.4 Write 93.8 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 88.5 104% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 2x8GB 9,823 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.9% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 17.8 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21.4 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 61%

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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	1,219x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	633x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	397x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	480x
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 $94Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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