Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics154% 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 Drive112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 17 '19 at 20:51
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 136
2-Core 266
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 740
76% 613 Pts
64-Core 732
45% 732 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 1E04) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
154% Outstanding
Lighting 213
Reflection 232
Parallax 225
173% 223 fps
MRender 255
Gravity 196
Splatting 140
155% 197 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 154%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 168 164 159 159 152 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 438
Mixed 401
SusWrite 195
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 60.4
206% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 355
268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
5GB free
Firmware: Z22000RL
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 488
Write 354
Mixed 226
78% 356 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 15.4
118% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 179
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 88.7
110% 189 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
120GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 135 150 148 161 134 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 158
Write 144
Mixed 94.5
SusWrite 145
100% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
211% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CML16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M1A1600C10 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
78.8% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 24.9
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 24.8
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 79%

 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 3,127 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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