Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
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 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.5% 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 Drive154% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory21.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1862 x 1048 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 23 '21 at 21:05
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 89.6
1-Core 114
2-Core 224
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 624
68% 541 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
PNY(196E 1138) 2GB
CLim: 1568 MHz, MLim: 1765 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
35.5% Below average
Lighting 45.1
Reflection 49.8
Parallax 44.4
37% 46.4 fps
MRender 38
Gravity 44
Splatting 38.9
33% 40.3 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42B2S7JA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 232 233 233 233 233 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 732
Write 644
Mixed 659
SusWrite 249
128% 571 MB/s
4K Read 60.5
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 77.8
259% 88.6 MB/s
DQ Read 774
DQ Write 536
DQ Mixed 485
408% 598 MB/s
Poor: 139%
This bench: 154%
Great: 271%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 256GB
130GB free
Firmware: EDFMB0.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 355 366 369 369 369 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 367
Write 367
Mixed 363
SusWrite 343
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 62.2
211% 75.6 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 373
DQ Mixed 583
382% 448 MB/s
Poor: 93%
This bench: 118%
Great: 230%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Dark-1600 0423 Dark-1600 0423 Dark-1600 0423 Dark-1600 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
52.9% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.5
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.7
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 53%

 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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