Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.3% 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 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)
Memory7.5 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 01:51
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 134
2-Core 253
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 694
69% 565 Pts
64-Core 719
44% 719 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.7%
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 (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.3% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 111
Parallax 123
94% 116 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 107
Splatting 94.9
98% 124 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 144 140 140 141 97 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 467
Mixed 388
SusWrite 155
84% 377 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 53.3
192% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 183
186% 303 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
74GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 401 397 394 400 402 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 443
Mixed 386
SusWrite 406
97% 433 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 64.1
4K Mixed 39.3
133% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 288
235% 334 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 102%
Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
486GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 204 204 205 207 206 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 134
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 204
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 110%
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)
49.1% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 14.4
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 16
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 49.1%
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 3,125 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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