Gigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive104% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97N-WIFI  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateSep 22 '18 at 18:52
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3-$200
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
80% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 205
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 541
54% 442 Pts
64-Core 543
34% 543 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 80%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics P4600
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.2% Terrible
Lighting 4.1
Reflection 7.04
Parallax 7.09
3% 6.08 fps
MRender 10.6
Gravity 2.47
Splatting 8.26
6% 7.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.2%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 275 270 278 273 278 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 416
Write 408
Mixed 328
SusWrite 290
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 99.4
4K Mixed 49
175% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 357
268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 104%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
570GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 137 138 139 139 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 128
Write 114
Mixed 71.7
SusWrite 138
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
215% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
68.1% Good
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 22.1
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 21.1
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 52.2
77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z97N-WIFI Builds (Compare 373 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-Z97N-WIFI - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $778
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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