Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics98.4% 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 Drive60.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 06 '19 at 20:45
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 211
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 466
53% 417 Pts
64-Core 537
33% 537 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.4% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 114
Parallax 118
97% 117 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 110
Splatting 96.3
101% 128 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 93 86 117 105 100 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 310
Write 209
Mixed 207
SusWrite 104
46% 208 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 79.2
4K Mixed 33.7
124% 46.2 MB/s
DQ Read 32
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 38.9
41% 64.4 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 85%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$65
90GB free
Firmware: P0801A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 127 77 81 104 71 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
59.1% Above average
Read 445
Write 100
Mixed 115
SusWrite 98.8
41% 190 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 43.6
4K Mixed 34
107% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 34.5
DQ Write 37.4
DQ Mixed 34.2
26% 35.4 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 127%
WD Red 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$143
890GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 106 107 108 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 103
Write 102
Mixed 56
SusWrite 107
67% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
50.7% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 15.7
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 14.6
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 71%

 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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