Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive108% 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateNov 28 '22 at 22:34
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 126
2-Core 246
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 373
51% 377 Pts
64-Core 353
22% 353 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Asus(1043 851A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.9% Average
Lighting 60.1
Reflection 68.7
Parallax 61.8
49% 63.5 fps
MRender 66.6
Gravity 61.2
Splatting 53.9
49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 292 292 293 288 271 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 460
Mixed 377
SusWrite 289
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 88.5
4K Mixed 52.4
175% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 363
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 108%
Great: 124%
WDC PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G-1032 512GB
119GB free
Firmware: 33006000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 536 567 585 578 491 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 646
Write 568
Mixed 580
SusWrite 525
130% 580 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 92.9
4K Mixed 57.8
189% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 693
DQ Write 518
DQ Mixed 596
448% 602 MB/s
Poor: 144%
This bench: 144%
Great: 267%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
131GB free
Firmware: 2AR10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 89 90 90 91 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 74.5
Write 56.5
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 89.7
49% 66.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.5% Good
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 22.1
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 21.7
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 69.5%
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 3,121 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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