Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics92.7% 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 Drive54.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 10 '22 at 22:17
Run Duration199 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 92.7
1-Core 94.8
2-Core 211
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 348
42% 325 Pts
64-Core 338
21% 338 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.7% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 162
Parallax 124
94% 134 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 121
Splatting 107
91% 112 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 202 193 178 162 148 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 298
Write 198
Mixed 198
SusWrite 181
49% 219 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 55.5
4K Mixed 15.2
65% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 211
172% 249 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 129%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
82GB free
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 187 151 192 170 182 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 246
Write 249
Mixed 247
SusWrite 176
52% 230 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 58.8
4K Mixed 21.4
89% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 222
169% 227 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
351GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 39 78 85 83 84 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 84.5
Write 74.4
Mixed 47.6
SusWrite 67.6
50% 68.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
59.2% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 20.3
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 18
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 63%

 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 3,144 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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