Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.62% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit barev, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 09 '22 at 18:25
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3-$245
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 91.8
1-Core 106
2-Core 207
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 514
54% 432 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
Asus(1043 8365) 1GB
CLim: 783 MHz, MLim: 902 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
7.62% Terrible
Lighting 8.9
Reflection 12.4
Parallax 8.2
7% 9.83 fps
MRender 12.6
Gravity 9.8
Splatting 8.8
8% 10.4 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 7.62%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apacer AS350 128GB
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1201A
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 440
Write 122
Mixed 101
48% 221 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 42.1
4K Mixed 19.1
83% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 46.4
DQ Mixed 26.3
37% 71.9 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33
37GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 92 92 91 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
49% Average
Read 79.8
Write 83.1
Mixed 53.6
SusWrite 90.9
56% 76.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 49%
Great: 68%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43
30GB free
Firmware: 17.01H17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 120 121 122 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 111
Write 113
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 120
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 70%
WD Elements 2620 2TB
178GB free, PID 2620
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 102 102 102 102 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
45.2% Average
Read 73.4
Write 107
Mixed 65.9
SusWrite 101
122% 86.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.3
148% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown FLFF65F-C8ML9 Samsung M378B5173EB0-YK0 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
50.3% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 14.6
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 16.1
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 50%

 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 3,133 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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