Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	88.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '18 at 23:08
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	30%

Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 493 66% 496 Pts	64-Core 477 30% 477 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.9.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 90.5 Parallax 153 87% 117 fps	MRender 88.1 Gravity 106 Splatting 129 91% 108 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 60 53 50 51 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 480 Mixed 299 SusWrite 78.6 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 54 196% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 179 185% 302 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 320GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 463 460 446 405 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 457 Mixed 447 SusWrite 435 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 57 197% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 295 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 674GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 165 166 166 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 217 Write 175 Mixed 108 SusWrite 165 122% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 230% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 699GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 79 80 79 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 74.3 Write 75.2 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 79.6 94% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 1,271 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	63.1% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 20.1 62% 21.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 19.1 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 86%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	615x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	469x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	416x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	291x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	204x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	77x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	70x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	63x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	81x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	75x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	38x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16