Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive43.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 08 '19 at 23:41
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 85.6
1-Core 115
2-Core 226
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 438
59% 440 Pts
64-Core 433
27% 433 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4889
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.03% Terrible
Lighting 4.1
Reflection 7.27
Parallax 7.16
3% 6.18 fps
MRender 8.24
Gravity 2.47
Splatting 8.35
5% 6.35 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.03%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UI450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 65 107 75 73 82 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 409
Write 285
Mixed 229
SusWrite 98.1
57% 255 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 25.2
4K Mixed 17
64% 20.4 MB/s
DQ Read 42.3
DQ Write 23.1
DQ Mixed 15.6
16% 27 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 52%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40
339GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 87 88 88 87 88 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 75.3
Write 36
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 87.8
46% 62.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown OCZ3P1333LVA2G 3x2GB
3 of 4 slots used
6GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
33.8% Below average
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 11.2
MC Mixed 10.4
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 10.5
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 35%

 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 3,127 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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