Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics82.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime5.3 Days
Run DateSep 06 '17 at 22:11
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 114
2-Core 216
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 589
59% 479 Pts
64-Core 589
36% 589 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.3% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 110
Parallax 97.7
84% 104 fps
MRender 93.2
Gravity 95.8
Splatting 98
79% 95.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC45
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
54% Above average
Read 89
Write 99.4
Mixed 95.9
72% 94.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 1.05
4K Mixed 0.43
80% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 54%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3L 1333G 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 14.9
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 15.9
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 49%
Great: 51%

 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 3,154 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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