Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 157%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics212% 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 Drive128% 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)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 11 '22 at 11:08
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 85.2
1-Core 104
2-Core 203
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 395
53% 395 Pts
64-Core 389
24% 389 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
212% Outstanding
Lighting 313
Reflection 292
Parallax 361
255% 322 fps
MRender 352
Gravity 257
Splatting 188
208% 265 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 212%
Great: 225%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 233 213 208 205 202 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 644
Write 507
Mixed 364
SusWrite 228
97% 436 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 53.6
190% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 783
DQ Write 555
DQ Mixed 737
532% 692 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 128%
Great: 254%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
53.6% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 16.9
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 17.2
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 54%

 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 3,129 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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