Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics16% 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)
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 05 '18 at 11:58
Run Duration214 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 101
2-Core 205
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 327
52% 370 Pts
64-Core 386
24% 386 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
Asus(1043 84F0) 2GB
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
16% Very poor
Lighting 20
Reflection 16
Parallax 16.8
16% 17.6 fps
MRender 23
Gravity 18.6
Splatting 16.7
16% 19.5 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 16%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 708 509 508 505 361 289 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
28GB free
Firmware: SAFM00.r
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 299 102 126 135 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
97% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 315
Mixed 317
SusWrite 174
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 42.5
164% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 69
132% 264 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 97%
Great: 111%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
88GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 94 95 95 94 94 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 114
Write 109
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 93.6
71% 96.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2000 C10 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
73.8% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 23.1
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 22.8
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 74%

 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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