Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.2% 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 Drive57.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '18 at 06:52
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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)
74.5% Very good
Memory 89.7
1-Core 96.1
2-Core 189
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 360
46% 350 Pts
64-Core 351
22% 351 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.9.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Lighting 70
Reflection 61.6
Parallax 78.5
57% 70 fps
MRender 62
Gravity 54.9
Splatting 78
54% 65 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 102 96 127 58 141 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 417
Write 155
Mixed 359
SusWrite 116
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 52.8
4K Mixed 19
81% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 17.8
63% 140 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28
628GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 152 154 153 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 143
Mixed 85.7
SusWrite 152
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 109%
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 (95th percentile)
38.5% Below average
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 11.5
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 12.1
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 38.5%
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 3,155 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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