Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.5% 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 Drive67% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 07 '18 at 08:36
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 93.3
1-Core 88.5
2-Core 175
71% 119 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 348
46% 347 Pts
64-Core 347
22% 347 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.6.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Lighting 69.7
Reflection 62.3
Parallax 83.8
57% 72 fps
MRender 62.4
Gravity 56.4
Splatting 80.4
56% 66.4 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 197 214 339 267 314 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
67% Good
Read 468
Write 12
Mixed 306
SusWrite 239
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 68.9
4K Mixed 18
94% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 89.4
DQ Mixed 33.6
51% 98.2 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 67%
Great: 70%
Samsung HD320KJ 320GB
118GB free
Firmware: CP100-13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 62 63 64 64 64 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Read 72.7
Write 77
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 63.3
48% 64.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 45%
SMI USB disk 8GB
8GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.1 8.6 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
4.84% Terrible
Read 15.2
Write 6
Mixed 4.5
SusWrite 8.2
10% 8.48 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.84%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
38% Below average
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 11.1
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 11.3
SC Mixed 11.3
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 38%
Great: 40%

 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 3,125 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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