Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.5% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 11 '17 at 14:04
Run Duration352 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 124
2-Core 234
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 632
65% 526 Pts
64-Core 635
39% 635 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Zotac(19DA 1370) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
63.3% Good
Lighting 81.1
Reflection 82.5
Parallax 74.2
66% 79.3 fps
MRender 76.9
Gravity 72.6
Splatting 65.3
58% 71.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 328
Mixed 395
92% 413 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 32.5
148% 58.5 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 47.8
89% 172 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
411GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 151
Write 128
Mixed 149
108% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.67
4K Mixed 0.18
73% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 112%
SanDisk Sansa Fuze 8GB
7GB free, PID 74c1
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
2.08% Terrible
Read 4.18
Write 4.14
Mixed 4.15
5% 4.16 MB/s
4K Read 2.05
4K Write 0.03
4K Mixed 0.02
9% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.08%
Great: 2%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
61.1% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 18.6
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 19.8
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 3,117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 - $169

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $817
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