Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics140% 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.
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)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140425
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 03 '19 at 21:03
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 88.2
1-Core 111
2-Core 215
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 415
56% 417 Pts
64-Core 413
26% 413 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
140% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 233
Parallax 259
141% 222 fps
MRender 277
Gravity 226
Splatting 143
169% 216 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 140%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 500
Write 474
Mixed 372
100% 449 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 56.5
202% 71.7 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 229
208% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
514GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 142 141 143 142 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 97.7
Write 78
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 141
71% 96.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
52.6% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 16.6
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 17.2
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 65%

 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 3,119 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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HDDRAMUSB
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