Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics21% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive110% 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.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 21 '18 at 12:18
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 97.7
1-Core 113
2-Core 229
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 431
57% 429 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Gainward(10B0 1380) 2GB
CLim: 1533 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
21% Poor
Lighting 26.3
Reflection 20.4
Parallax 23.9
22% 23.5 fps
MRender 29.5
Gravity 25.8
Splatting 20.2
20% 25.2 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 21%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 151 152 151 143 153 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 472
Mixed 413
SusWrite 179
87% 389 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 59.1
204% 73.3 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 354
268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 110%
Great: 115%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 291 293 293 293 294 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
188% Outstanding
Read 364
Write 252
Mixed 126
SusWrite 290
188% 258 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 1.9
600% 4.63 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 188%
Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 33.2
MC Mixed 27.7
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 23.6
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 47.4
84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 110%

 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 3,143 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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