Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 150%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics181% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit kolorów, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '21 at 19:41
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 96.7
1-Core 108
2-Core 216
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 393
55% 408 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
181% Outstanding
Lighting 262
Reflection 236
Parallax 267
213% 255 fps
MRender 288
Gravity 219
Splatting 166
177% 224 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 181%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 99 98 93 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 468
Write 112
Mixed 144
SusWrite 99.2
45% 206 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 94.2
4K Mixed 34.1
141% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 173
148% 225 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
333GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 138 139 141 138 139 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 161
Write 139
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 136
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 25.9
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 24.3
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 51.6
78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 81%

 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 3,121 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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