Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics64% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive84.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 07 '18 at 18:52
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 98
1-Core 122
2-Core 244
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 646
71% 561 Pts
64-Core 656
41% 656 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
64% Good
Lighting 82.1
Reflection 58.4
Parallax 106
67% 82.2 fps
MRender 58.9
Gravity 77
Splatting 75.1
58% 70.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 145 147 123 119 165 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 379
Write 252
Mixed 273
SusWrite 149
59% 263 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 41.2
160% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 187
156% 226 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 85%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
3GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 51 50 46 50 49 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
26.7% Poor
Read 44
Write 45
Mixed 32
SusWrite 48.9
31% 42.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 26.7%
Great: 59%
Seagate ST2000DM001 2TB
33GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 163 163 166 166 165 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 124
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 164
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C7 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 26.7
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 24.9
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 45.9
87% 45.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,408 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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