Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.9% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB 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)
Memory5.5 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJan 06 '20 at 10:10
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 223
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 438
58% 437 Pts
64-Core 435
27% 435 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
34.9% Below average
Lighting 45.7
Reflection 42.7
Parallax 38.2
37% 42.2 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 38.8
Splatting 34.5
30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 36%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB-$24
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 16 33 46 41 42 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
24.4% Poor
Read 49.8
Write 52.3
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 34.9
32% 43.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 32%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 62 64 69 69 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
48.2% Average
Read 102
Write 60.8
Mixed 58
SusWrite 66.3
53% 71.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 99U5595-002.A00LF 10GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 2048 MB
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
37% Below average
MC Read 11.9
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 11.5
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 12
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 37%
Great: 48%

 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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