Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive118% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 07 '19 at 03:06
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 124
2-Core 234
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 692
68% 554 Pts
64-Core 695
43% 695 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 313 309 309 306 309 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 449
Mixed 375
SusWrite 322
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 57.9
208% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78
2TB free
Firmware: CC98
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 141 136 140 139 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 132
Write 123
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 137
81% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78
2TB free
Firmware: CC98
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 127 133 132 128 135 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 132
Write 129
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 131
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0118 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0118 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 32GB
1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
67.2% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 18.9
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 23.8
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 56.1
71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 67%

 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 3,142 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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