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Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	21.5% 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	71.8% 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 (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit färger, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '22 at 00:11
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$43 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 72.1 1-Core 84.6 2-Core 160 61% 105 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 295 36% 278 Pts	64-Core 293 18% 293 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 580-$450 15,395 User benchmarks, average bench 23% Zotac(19DA 2203) 3GB CLim: 772 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	21.5% Poor	Lighting 24.7 Reflection 42.9 Parallax 28.7 20% 32.1 fps	MRender 40.2 Gravity 21.5 Splatting 28.4 24% 30 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$99 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 89 90 100 93 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 411 Write 330 Mixed 313 SusWrite 99.4 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 57.7 4K Mixed 33.4 115% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 214 186% 277 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 118%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 118GB free Firmware: 3.AHB SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 79.9 Write 64.5 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 74.2 49% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 54%
Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB-$149 6,960 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 202GB free Firmware: 3.CHL SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 76 76 77 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 69.2 Write 46.2 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 76.6 43% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	43.6% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 15.8 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 9.5 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 96.7 41% 96.7 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 61%

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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 3,278 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	1,275x
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	673x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	424x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	508x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	210x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	207x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	167x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	79x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	72x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	146x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	102x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	101x

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Total price: $817

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