Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.6% 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 Drive118% 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 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime4.5 Days
Run DateMay 01 '21 at 14:44
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 88.2
1-Core 115
2-Core 225
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 426
57% 427 Pts
64-Core 429
27% 429 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 347.25
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.6% Below average
Lighting 47.8
Reflection 48.4
Parallax 43.8
39% 46.7 fps
MRender 37.2
Gravity 43
Splatting 37.8
32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
775GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 440 424 432 437 436 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 453
Write 432
Mixed 415
SusWrite 435
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 60.8
181% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
Crucial BX100 120GB-$70
111GB free
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 183 184 184 182 184 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 454
Write 186
Mixed 237
SusWrite 183
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 26.7
125% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 173
142% 205 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
53.9% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 16.8
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 17.5
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 74%

 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 3,125 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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