Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.8% 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	85.8% 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	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.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	May 30 '17 at 13:12
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5775C-$250 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 99.6 1-Core 122 2-Core 242 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 626 61% 499 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.5.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 72.5 Reflection 61.3 Parallax 89.1 59% 74.3 fps	MRender 60.6 Gravity 60.2 Splatting 77.2 55% 66 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 6403 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1850 (A6) Unknown 100 100 41 (A7) Unknown 100 100 22 (A8) Unknown 100 100 318 (A9) Unknown 100 100 341 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 210 (AE) Unknown 100 100 436 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 36 154619805725 (D4) Unknown 100 100 1 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1792 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 54966 (F1) Unknown 253 253 17314 (F2) Unknown 253 253 38284 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	85.8% Excellent	Read 414 Write 337 Mixed 267 75% 340 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 24.1 130% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 47.8 87% 173 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 755GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 241654168 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6185 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 84416397 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 11528 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2237 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032839 (BD) vendor-specific 84 84 16 (BE) vendor-specific 76 51 403963928 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 214 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 72 72 56666 (C2) HDA temperature 24 49 47244640280 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -25679609457824 (F1) Unknown 100 253 50770192644 (F2) Unknown 100 253 112623906227	86.7% Excellent	Read 161 Write 141 Mixed 156 115% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.35 4K Mixed 0.17 67% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 40.2 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 22.6 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 37.6 106% 37.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 119%

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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	1,217x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	633x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	396x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	479x
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 $109Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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