Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 80.1%, 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	59.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '16 at 19:20
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 (97^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 224 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 590 58% 476 Pts	64-Core 598 37% 598 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6200 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 74 Reflection 72.6 Parallax 64.3 60% 70.3 fps	MRender 74.3 Gravity 67.3 Splatting 56.4 53% 66 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 6270429 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 52149492908220 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 221 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 129 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 29 41 98786934813 (C2) HDA temperature 29 41 98786934813 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 6270429 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 6270429 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 6270429 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 4294967296 (E9) Unknown 0 0 831 (EA) Unknown 0 0 750 (F1) Unknown 0 0 750 (F2) Unknown 0 0 608 (F4) Unknown 100 100 2162710	59.3% Above average	Read 437 Write 113 Mixed 161 51% 237 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 10.4 113% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 25.7 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 10.6 26% 50.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 891GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 137 134 4108 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 15 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 15 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 9 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 23 (C2) HDA temperature 113 109 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	88.4% Excellent	Read 161 Write 147 Mixed 141 113% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 2.53 4K Mixed 0.19 99% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 87%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 519GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 125 125 12897026231 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 106 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 66 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 106 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 260 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 260 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 171800330272 (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	89% Excellent	Read 165 Write 145 Mixed 160 118% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.22 95% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 107%
Seagate ST500NM0011 500GB-$66 1,945 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 35GB free Firmware: PA08 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 81 63 157602385 (03) Spinup time 96 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1520 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 43378383 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 11077 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 649 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 51 538902560 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 221 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1908 (C2) HDA temperature 32 49 77309411360 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 117 99 157602385 (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 113803748451180 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1548595192 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3046411734	74.2% Very good	Read 144 Write 114 Mixed 112 93% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.46 118% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G 32GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	61.8% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 19.3 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 19.9 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 66%

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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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Total price: $817

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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