Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics45.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive78.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory7.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 01 '23 at 17:38
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User MAR-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 85
1-Core 130
2-Core 233
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 442
50% 391 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 531.18
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
45.6% Average
Lighting 54.5
Reflection 68.3
Parallax 62.6
44% 61.8 fps
MRender 66.8
Gravity 58.8
Splatting 52.6
48% 59.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 101 94 102 84 84 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 467
Write 273
Mixed 200
SusWrite 102
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 79.3
4K Mixed 37.5
132% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 216
180% 260 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 93%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
262GB free
Firmware: SBFK66.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 432 243 104 100 105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 450
Write 167
Mixed 338
SusWrite 233
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 77.3
4K Mixed 39.6
146% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 212
180% 261 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
772GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 176 177 172 176 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 142
Mixed 81.6
SusWrite 175
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 100%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
28.6% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 8.4
25% 8.87 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 9.3
27% 9.33 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 53%

 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 3,132 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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