Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '18 at 21:21
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU 19%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 (98th percentile)
89% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 250
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 644
70% 554 Pts
64-Core 656
41% 656 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.5% Good
Lighting 83.2
Reflection 80.2
Parallax 67.7
68% 77.1 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 69
Splatting 71.8
58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 60%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 256GB-$110
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0815B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 183 135 178 140 137 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
86% Excellent
Read 471
Write 294
Mixed 286
SusWrite 176
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 37.1
144% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 190
166% 247 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 86%
Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
57GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 125 123 123 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 112
Write 108
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 124
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 70%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7
13GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
6.34% Terrible
Read 20.7
Write 1.7
Mixed 10.8
SusWrite 8.4
12% 10.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
26% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.34%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
58.6% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 17.2
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 19.2
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 86%

 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 3,122 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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