Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics90.3% 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 Drive83.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime8.8 Days
Run DateNov 29 '19 at 10:00
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 93.9
1-Core 92.2
2-Core 196
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 305
8-Core 324
42% 314 Pts
64-Core 309
19% 309 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Gigabyte(1458 37D2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.3% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 113
Parallax 108
94% 112 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 98.4
Splatting 83.3
84% 105 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U21010RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 379 372 260 367 385 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 407
Write 384
Mixed 254
SusWrite 357
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 18.1
120% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 110
121% 198 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
0GB free
Firmware: CC45
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 153
Write 162
Mixed 77.5
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
57.1% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 18.3
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 10.3
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 60.1
67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 65%

 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 3,117 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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HDDRAMUSB
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