Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.1% 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 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 16 '18 at 21:50
Run Duration281 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$50
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 228
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 440
59% 441 Pts
64-Core 443
27% 443 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.3.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Lighting 71.8
Reflection 71.4
Parallax 86.8
58% 76.7 fps
MRender 73.7
Gravity 68.3
Splatting 60
54% 67.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Inte SSDSC2CT120A3 120GB
10GB free
Firmware: 300i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 479
Write 92.9
Mixed 146
52% 239 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 14.3
4K Mixed 10.9
62% 17.4 MB/s
DQ Read 93.9
DQ Write 38.7
DQ Mixed 22.5
28% 51.7 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 75%
WD WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 108
Write 116
Mixed 106
83% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 2.32
4K Mixed 0.29
112% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 85%
WD WD5000AAKS-00D2B 500GB
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
50.6% Above average
Read 97
Write 79.1
Mixed 79.7
64% 85.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 0.3
85% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 60%
Innostor IS888 USB bridge 1TB
81GB free, PID 0888
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
16.4% Very poor
Read 99.1
Write 6.21
Mixed 10.7
31% 38.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 0.18
4K Mixed 0.11
11% 0.21 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-2GBXL 0420 F3-10666CL9-2GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-2GBXL 0420 F3-10666CL9-2GBRL 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
54.1% Above average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 17
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 17.9
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 54%

 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 3,164 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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