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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive112% 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 15 '20 at 16:42
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.2
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 519
71% 527 Pts
64-Core 537
33% 537 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 224 134 133 133 132 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 436
Write 375
Mixed 331
SusWrite 203
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 64.8
211% 77.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 347
265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 112%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
59GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 151 150 154 154 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 160
Mixed 75
SusWrite 152
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
416GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 129 132 136 134 135 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Read 138
Write 145
Mixed 89
SusWrite 133
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-010.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 99U5584-005.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.7% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 18.2
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 20.1
58% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 60%

 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 3,137 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
Intel Core i5-13600K $260Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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