Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.3% 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 Drive109% 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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime3 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '20 at 13:23
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 96.3
1-Core 133
2-Core 273
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 725
71% 584 Pts
64-Core 722
45% 722 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.2%
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: 442.19
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.3% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 114
Parallax 128
98% 120 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 107
Splatting 97.3
100% 126 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
67GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 351 401 394 396 397 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 426
Mixed 244
SusWrite 359
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 79.5
4K Mixed 41.5
132% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 286
232% 330 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 117%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 167 140 142 143 143 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 493
Mixed 330
SusWrite 157
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 57
206% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 183
186% 302 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 109%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
310GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 153 153 153 153 153 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 150
Write 117
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 152
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 86.8%
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)
49.6% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.4
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 16.5
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 52.8
76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 49.6%
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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