Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	34.7% 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 Drive	43.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	10.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '20 at 19:51
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 as expected (56^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 77.1 1-Core 90.4 2-Core 166 65% 111 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 268 39% 285 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 45.2 Reflection 43 Parallax 38.6 37% 42.3 fps	MRender 37.3 Gravity 40.2 Splatting 34.9 30% 37.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 38 76 28 38 26 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 377 Write 87.5 Mixed 104 SusWrite 38.9 33% 152 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 17.8 77% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 88.5 DQ Write 22.6 DQ Mixed 18.8 23% 43.3 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 83GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 186 189 188 187 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 145 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 188 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
WD WD1600JD-22HBB0 160GB 2,425 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 94GB free Firmware: 08.02D08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 51.8 Write 54.5 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 53.4 34% 47 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 32%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 109GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 20 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	25% Poor	Read 60.8 Write 26.5 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 26.3 26% 35 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 86% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 1x8GB 1,130 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	21.6% Poor	MC Read 6.8 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 7.4 20% 6.93 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 4 SC Mixed 6.1 15% 5.27 GB/s	Latency 86.1 46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 35%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	470x
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 $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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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