Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive117% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime2 Days
Run DateSep 19 '20 at 12:32
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 92.9
1-Core 98.8
2-Core 197
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 368
50% 372 Pts
64-Core 361
22% 361 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 368E) 2GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.3% Below average
Lighting 49
Reflection 45.9
Parallax 41
40% 45.3 fps
MRender 40.1
Gravity 42
Splatting 36.5
32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 305 278 277 277 274 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 484
Mixed 368
SusWrite 270
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 60.8
206% 72.3 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 117%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
306GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 158 159 159 159 160 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 132
Mixed 79.6
SusWrite 154
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55
688GB free
Firmware: 03.01A03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 94 96 96 96 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 96
Write 97.6
Mixed 53.9
SusWrite 94.1
63% 85.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
63.8% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 20.4
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 19.9
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 63.8%
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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Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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