Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.9% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory14.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 21 '17 at 14:46
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 97.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 228
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 460
62% 461 Pts
64-Core 461
28% 461 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
Zotac(19DA 2255) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
29.9% Poor
Lighting 35.4
Reflection 33
Parallax 42.4
29% 36.9 fps
MRender 45.8
Gravity 40.9
Splatting 33.4
32% 40 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 172
Write 141
Mixed 147
116% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.11
4K Write 2.13
4K Mixed 0.21
109% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
887GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Read 166
Write 144
Mixed 143
113% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 2.64
4K Mixed 0.27
101% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
22GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 96.8
Write 102
Mixed 63.5
65% 87.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.26
4K Mixed 0.28
82% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 27.8
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 25.2
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 49.3
81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 85%

 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 3,117 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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