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 (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive159% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 02 '19 at 17:21
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 222
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 553
61% 481 Pts
64-Core 577
36% 577 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 78%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 543 555 557 558 555 553 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
159% Outstanding
Read 584
Write 355
Mixed 385
SusWrite 553
105% 469 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 58.6
234% 90.9 MB/s
DQ Read 770
DQ Write 621
DQ Mixed 816
578% 736 MB/s
Poor: 133%
This bench: 159%
Great: 273%
Colorful SL500 256GB
108GB free
Firmware: H181
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 373 379 378 375 373 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 409
Mixed 364
SusWrite 372
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 39.9
176% 69.4 MB/s
DQ Read 75.9
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 118
110% 163 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 103%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
218GB free
Firmware: KC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 82 82 83 83 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 97.8
Write 98.5
Mixed 57.8
SusWrite 82.6
62% 84.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 0622 DDR3-1600 CL11 4GB 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
58.1% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.9
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 19.6
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns

 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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