Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33% 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 Drive69% 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.
High background CPU (24%). 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 @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime7.4 Days
Run DateJan 03 '20 at 19:22
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 (23rd percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 75.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 216
75% 134 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 622
63% 511 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Asus(1043 8465) 2GB
CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
33% Below average
Lighting 39.5
Reflection 37.1
Parallax 49.1
32% 41.9 fps
MRender 49.9
Gravity 46.4
Splatting 34.3
35% 43.5 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 33%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 527ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 173 174 176 179 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
69% Good
Read 308
Write 243
Mixed 243
SusWrite 177
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 32.3
123% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 200
145% 187 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 69%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
446GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 142 139 140 140 141 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Read 141
Write 93.5
Mixed 74.5
SusWrite 140
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
45.8% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 15.2
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.8
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 13.3
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 89.9
44% 89.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 79%

 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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