Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics108% 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 Drive118% 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)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime13.3 Days
Run DateNov 26 '19 at 16:56
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
61% Good
Memory 88
1-Core 79.8
2-Core 128
62% 98.8 Pts
4-Core 186
8-Core 265
28% 226 Pts
64-Core 265
16% 265 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 61%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 125
Parallax 143
112% 135 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 131
Splatting 101
108% 137 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 330 309 294 282 271 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 479
Mixed 464
SusWrite 315
99% 441 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 59
200% 72.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 359
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
1TB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 118 121 121 120 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Read 151
Write 142
Mixed 77
SusWrite 119
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 96%
USB DISK 3.0 124GB
115GB free, PID 6300
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 34 34 38 34 38 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 152
Write 95.2
Mixed 55.5
SusWrite 46.7
105% 87.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.9
79% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBH2X04E99927-15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
58.1% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 18.3
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 19
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 63%

 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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