Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.8% 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 Drive119% 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z87-HD3  (all builds)
Memory14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 08 '18 at 03:28
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 95
1-Core 135
2-Core 226
88% 152 Pts
4-Core 359
8-Core 450
52% 405 Pts
64-Core 444
28% 444 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.8% Below average
Lighting 45.7
Reflection 41.2
Parallax 54.9
37% 47.3 fps
MRender 56.7
Gravity 50.9
Splatting 38.5
39% 48.7 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 257 275 277 160 78 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 488
Mixed 417
SusWrite 233
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 64.2
222% 80.6 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 359
269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 119%
Great: 124%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
58GB free
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 147 150 147 147 149 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 449
Write 158
Mixed 221
SusWrite 144
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 47.2
191% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 160
129% 184 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
731GB free
Firmware: CC4C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 190 190 191 192 193 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 184
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 191
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
60.6% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 18.3
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 19.2
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z87-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,778 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $157
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