Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive44.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 28 '19 at 20:28
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 136
2-Core 267
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 519
8-Core 695
77% 607 Pts
64-Core 708
44% 708 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 153
Reflection 159
Parallax 135
125% 149 fps
Gravity 146
Splatting 114
113% 130 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Netac 240GB 240GB
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1001A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 19 23 20 21 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
44.9% Average
Read 497
Write 37.5
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 22.2
31% 148 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 14.4
4K Mixed 13.8
76% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 32.7
DQ Write 25.1
DQ Mixed 2
9% 19.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 93%
Netac 720G 720GB
330GB free
Firmware: R0831B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 37 34 90 30 33 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
75% Very good
Read 497
Write 431
Mixed 350
SusWrite 106
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 22
134% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 85
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 22.5
72% 147 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 75%
Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
59GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 134 128 114 151 104 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 118
Write 52.3
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 122
66% 90.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
107GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 123 125 127 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 119
Write 116
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 125
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
75.1% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 22.4
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 26.2
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 50.9
79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 75.1%
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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