Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics97.2% 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 Drive108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 17:42
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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)
93.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 136
2-Core 256
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 723
76% 608 Pts
64-Core 712
44% 712 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 13A3) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.2% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 112
Parallax 125
96% 119 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 108
Splatting 96
99% 125 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 144 146 146 133 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 491
Mixed 331
SusWrite 163
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 55.3
199% 70.5 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 182
186% 302 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
74GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 388 395 396 387 378 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 420
Mixed 213
SusWrite 392
85% 381 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 64.9
4K Mixed 35.5
118% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 212
198% 307 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
486GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 205 204 205 205 206 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 148
Mixed 86
SusWrite 204
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 111%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBSR Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 16GB
1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
53.6% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.3
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 18.6
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 53
75% 53 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 64%

 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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