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 (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	77.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '18 at 03:46
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	80%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 79.3 1-Core 83.4 2-Core 125 60% 95.8 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 261 28% 221 Pts	64-Core 307 19% 307 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160 11,290 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 81 170 71 73 74 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 411 Write 380 Mixed 348 SusWrite 128 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 38.8 126% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 242 200% 286 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 112GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 106 105 103 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 160 Write 155 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 104 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 373GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 131 130 130 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 161 Mixed 99 SusWrite 130 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 8GB 4,031 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 3GB free, PID 5572 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 9 9.1 9 9.1 9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 25 Write 12.2 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 9 15% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.5 168% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 99U5584-005.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/8G 99U5584-005.A00LF 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.6% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.6 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 14.4 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.6% 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	1,220x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	633x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	398x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	481x
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	97x

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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