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 way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.9%, 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime6 Days
Run DateSep 16 '20 at 13:33
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th 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 (99th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 97.5
1-Core 136
2-Core 212
87% 148 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 721
71% 582 Pts
64-Core 714
44% 714 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
101GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 388 393 392 387 392 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 478
Mixed 377
SusWrite 378
97% 433 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 71
4K Mixed 40.3
138% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 281
231% 330 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 101%
Great: 117%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 64 65 65 67 63 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 488
Mixed 318
SusWrite 95.8
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 55.8
203% 72.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 182
186% 303 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
360GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 202 203 205 204 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 164
Mixed 92.2
SusWrite 203
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 117%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBSR Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
55.1% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15.8
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 19.1
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 48.2
83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 55.1%
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 3,122 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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HDDRAMUSB
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