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 (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive105% 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)
Memory7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateDec 08 '19 at 01:48
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 (98th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 257
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 723
71% 580 Pts
64-Core 718
44% 718 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 145 142 131 110 94 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 490
Mixed 326
SusWrite 149
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 54.3
195% 69 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 183
187% 303 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
74GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 393 398 398 400 392 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 475
Mixed 381
SusWrite 405
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 39
132% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 288
234% 333 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 101%
Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
486GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 205 203 207 206 204 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 147
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 205
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 112%
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)
49.3% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.4
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 16.2
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 49.3%
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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CPUGPUSSD
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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