Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics82.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive169% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '21 at 00:23
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 (100th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 251
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 663
74% 582 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
MSI(1462 C811) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 27.20.14501.18003
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.7% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 121
Parallax 146
86% 124 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 105
Splatting 80.1
76% 94.2 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$71
452GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 439 547 597 600 457 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Read 551
Write 511
Mixed 113
SusWrite 504
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 51.4
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 84.7
278% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 770
DQ Write 546
DQ Mixed 589
459% 635 MB/s
Poor: 155%
This bench: 169%
Great: 339%
Mushkin Reactor 512GB-$280
476GB free
Firmware: O1026A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 427 423 414 416 405 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 413
Mixed 334
SusWrite 419
92% 407 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 33.6
152% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 202
168% 242 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
52.6% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.9
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 17.7
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 79%

 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 3,119 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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