Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	37.9% 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)
Boot Drive	74.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	The RAM on this system should be upgraded to at least 2GB although on 32bit systems 1GB will suffice as a bare minimum.
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	12.5 GB free of 0 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '17 at 14:17
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 93.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 213 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 534 55% 445 Pts	64-Core 604 37% 604 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Palit(1569 1184) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.78 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Lighting 45.6 Reflection 41.3 Parallax 54.9 37% 47.3 fps	MRender 55.6 Gravity 52.5 Splatting 39.5 39% 49.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 112GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 626 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 199 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 200 200 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 35 (C2) HDA temperature 74 60 171799478298 (F1) Unknown 100 100 8612	80.6% Excellent	Read 513 Write 351 Mixed 345 89% 403 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 9.87 94% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 43.3 95% 196 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 95%
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2014 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1079 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 114 (AE) Unknown 100 100 117 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1036 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 49 219044118557 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 97 97 3 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 12060204689 (F7) Unknown 100 100 382041239 (F8) Unknown 100 100 578914550	74.1% Very good	Read 523 Write 183 Mixed 259 70% 322 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 19.7 129% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 30.2 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 41.4 50% 82.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 89%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$70 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 202GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 249 1041 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 713 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1167 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 499 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 267 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8089 (C2) HDA temperature 121 104 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	38.9% Below average	Read 66.6 Write 69.1 Mixed 77.4 54% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 0.35 4K Mixed 0.17 43% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 63%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 117GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 68 (03) Spinup time 150 150 12894535839 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2044 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2603 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1068 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 3058 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 3058 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 188979347484 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	64.9% Good	Read 102 Write 124 Mixed 135 91% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.15 58% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 0420 F3-2133C9-4GXL 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 0420 F3-2133C9-4GXL 16GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.2% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.4 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 20.7 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 82%

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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	1,226x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	636x
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 $94Bench 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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16