Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
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 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateApr 18 '19 at 17:08
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 96.2
1-Core 130
2-Core 244
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 620
66% 524 Pts
64-Core 606
38% 606 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 147
Parallax 125
108% 135 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 132
Splatting 110
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
122GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 429 449 445 428 429 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 423
Write 405
Mixed 389
SusWrite 437
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 58.1
188% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 362
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 119%
Great: 134%
Kingston SM2280S3 SATA M.2 120GB-$128
55GB free
Firmware: S8FM06.A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 321 324 324 315 202 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 480
Write 326
Mixed 250
SusWrite 302
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 98.8
4K Mixed 21.4
123% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 64.7
84% 149 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 128 159 169 168 177 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Read 155
Write 169
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 155
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
63.3% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 19.6
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 22.6
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 53.2
75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 71%

 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 3,117 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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