Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics48.4% 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 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime13.2 Days
Run DateJan 21 '18 at 04:26
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Memory 95.8
1-Core 106
2-Core 210
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 366
45% 344 Pts
64-Core 391
24% 391 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.4% Average
Lighting 59.6
Reflection 66.9
Parallax 58
49% 61.5 fps
MRender 69.6
Gravity 56.6
Splatting 52.3
48% 59.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
588GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
76% Very good
Read 144
Write 120
Mixed 135
100% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 2.55
4K Mixed 0.28
114% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
76.8% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 24.2
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 21.8
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 84%

 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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