Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive131% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 03 '21 at 11:45
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 128
2-Core 254
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 510
67% 503 Pts
64-Core 517
32% 517 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1474) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2877 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 193
Parallax 183
138% 182 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 176
Splatting 127
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 558 521 517 518 513 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 564
Write 607
Mixed 610
SusWrite 488
128% 567 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 58.9
190% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 770
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 189
202% 355 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 131%
Great: 297%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 172 172 172 171 169 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 161
Mixed 103
SusWrite 167
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 101%
Hitachi HCS5C2020ALA632 2TB
299GB free
Firmware: ML6OA800
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 100 104 104 106 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 115
Write 112
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 103
73% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
72.7% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 23.1
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 23
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 52.4
76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 71%

 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 3,119 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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