Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.6% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141208
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '19 at 20:03
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 95.7 1-Core 95.8 2-Core 182 74% 124 Pts	4-Core 347 8-Core 362 47% 355 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 69.7 Parallax 62.2 55% 66.6 fps	MRender 73.6 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 54.7 51% 63.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 46 47 39 38 40 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 475 Mixed 318 SusWrite 72.1 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 51.4 183% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 176 183% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 108%
Patriot Spark 512GB 218 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 125GB free Firmware: SBFM10.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 230 119 122 120 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 460 Write 279 Mixed 355 SusWrite 164 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 38.6 146% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 210 190% 289 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 77GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 97 97 97 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 176 Write 136 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 96.4 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 109%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 135GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 32 32 33 33 33 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 37.2 Write 35.8 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 32.3 45% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB 2,772 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 26.5 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 22.6 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 104%

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

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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	616x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	471x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	418x

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 $38Bench 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	77x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16