Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (68%). 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	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '19 at 17:27
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 245 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 472 63% 471 Pts	64-Core 475 29% 475 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 406 390 415 380 410 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 413 Write 412 Mixed 322 SusWrite 402 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 39.5 156% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 251 202% 282 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%
Kingdian S280 240GB 5,326 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 24GB free Firmware: R1001A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 23 16 20 22 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 499 Write 206 Mixed 132 SusWrite 20.9 47% 214 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 4.8 82% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 62.9 DQ Mixed 6.4 29% 66.4 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 134GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 108 113 114 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 127 Write 93 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 112 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 2,517 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	58.2% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 16.9 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 3,119 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	1,217x
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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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