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 way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive356% 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)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 22 '19 at 21:53
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 135
2-Core 270
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 729
78% 619 Pts
64-Core 721
45% 721 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2160 2094 2095 1987 2106 2058 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
356% Outstanding
Read 2,121
Write 1,987
Mixed 1308
SusWrite 2,084
422% 1,875 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 209
4K Mixed 89.8
308% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,201
DQ Write 982
DQ Mixed 1,072
808% 1,085 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 356%
Great: 393%
Hitachi HUS726060ALE614 6TB
4.5TB free
Firmware: APGNWD05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 206 206 208 208 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 208
Write 213
Mixed 91.6
SusWrite 207
131% 180 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.8
213% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 119%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
67.2% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 19.4
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 58
69% 58 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 76%

 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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