Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics163% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive105% 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime11.5 Days
Run DateMar 12 '19 at 21:49
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 30%
Watch Gameplay: 2080-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 89.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 237
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 360
50% 373 Pts
64-Core 601
37% 601 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
163% Outstanding
Lighting 227
Reflection 236
Parallax 251
185% 238 fps
MRender 262
Gravity 228
Splatting 152
168% 214 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 163%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
238GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 303 304 305 306 306 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 439
Write 412
Mixed 394
SusWrite 304
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 52.8
172% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 229
203% 306 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 105%
Great: 129%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130
44GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 177 91 66 55 49 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 477
Mixed 335
SusWrite 126
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 58.9
208% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 338
262% 357 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 108%
Great: 114%
Adata SP900 256GB-$300
67GB free
Firmware: 5.8.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 228 235 234 244 208 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 396
Write 291
Mixed 275
SusWrite 229
67% 298 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 45
164% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 230
176% 239 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 1866 C8 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
52.4% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 16.6
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 16
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 74%

 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 3,133 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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