Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics68.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive30.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 13 '18 at 12:05
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 96.1
1-Core 123
2-Core 226
86% 148 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 714
71% 579 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1528 MHz, MLim: 1971 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
68.7% Good
Lighting 88.9
Reflection 86
Parallax 76.9
72% 83.9 fps
MRender 84
Gravity 76.4
Splatting 68.4
62% 76.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Drevo X1 PRO SSD 256GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1222A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 70 34 31 35 68 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
30.9% Below average
Read 509
Write 424
Mixed 246
SusWrite 52.7
68% 308 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.1
28% 6.37 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
69.9% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 21.1
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 23.6
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 53.7
75% 53.7 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,406 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $750
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