Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93.7% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime3.5 Days
Run DateJul 26 '20 at 02:26
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 86.1
1-Core 125
2-Core 219
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 566
58% 467 Pts
64-Core 474
29% 474 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 163
Parallax 154
114% 152 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 159
Splatting 112
103% 127 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 108%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 391 261 30 41 37 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 447
Write 437
Mixed 350
SusWrite 191
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 87.8
4K Mixed 44
157% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 255
218% 319 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 126%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67
60GB free
Firmware: X61170RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 212 192 197 188 204 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 398
Write 275
Mixed 309
SusWrite 211
67% 298 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 39.8
4K Mixed 27.9
82% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 177
179% 290 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 121%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
60GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 92 96 97 95 97 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 95.5
Write 96.8
Mixed 12.7
SusWrite 95.3
54% 75.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX2133C11D3/8GX KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX2133C11D3/8GX 32GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.5% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 14.5
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 14.6
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 80%

 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 3,117 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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