Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics90.5% 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 Drive48.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory18.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 20 '22 at 11:04
Run Duration230 Seconds
Run User MNG-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 as expected (42nd percentile)
70.6% Very good
Memory 87.5
1-Core 86
2-Core 128
63% 100 Pts
4-Core 308
8-Core 333
42% 321 Pts
64-Core 406
25% 406 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.95
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.5% Outstanding
Lighting 112
Reflection 130
Parallax 120
91% 121 fps
MRender 91.9
Gravity 122
Splatting 109
89% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 80 79 77 68 56 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 87.5
Write 161
Mixed 145
SusWrite 74.2
26% 117 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 66.7
4K Mixed 29.2
107% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 135
111% 159 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 66%
Seagate ST2000VX008 2TB
836GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 194 194 194 185 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 146
Write 82.8
Mixed 81
SusWrite 190
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 96%
JetFlash Transcend 64GB
56GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 19 19 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
10.5% Very poor
Read 27.5
Write 25.8
Mixed 25
SusWrite 20.1
33% 24.6 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 2.2
103% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.5%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
60.6% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 19.4
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.5
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 80%

 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 3,145 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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