Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive32.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime10.9 Days
Run DateSep 08 '19 at 17:08
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 124
2-Core 224
85% 147 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 637
65% 524 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.4% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 136
Parallax 118
103% 127 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 129
Splatting 102
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S9FM02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 19 35 12 13 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
32.4% Below average
Read 385
Write 48.5
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 22.6
28% 133 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 22.4
4K Mixed 3.3
51% 16.2 MB/s
DQ Read 61.5
DQ Write 12.4
DQ Mixed 9.2
14% 27.7 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 84%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
263GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 116 117 118 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 108
Write 104
Mixed 78
SusWrite 117
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
59.1% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 18.1
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 18.1
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 62%

 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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