Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.2% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z87-HD3  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140812
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 03 '17 at 22:22
Run Duration228 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 96
1-Core 117
2-Core 241
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 460
60% 453 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 1850 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
34.2% Below average
Lighting 42.9
Reflection 34.1
Parallax 40.2
35% 39.1 fps
MRender 41
Gravity 40.1
Splatting 39.2
33% 40.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 33%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
931GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10002 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 66
Write 137
Mixed 98.3
76% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.25
71% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 75%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB
482GB free
Firmware: 0143
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
52.2% Above average
Read 82.8
Write 99.1
Mixed 107
73% 96.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.25
73% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 67%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22
133GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Read 99.9
Write 99.9
Mixed 94.5
74% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.4
101% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 59%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 78.9
Write 96.8
Mixed 129
78% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.14
47% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 108%
ADATA CH11 1TB
931GB free, PID a11a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
43% Average
Read 105
Write 103
Mixed 69.4
116% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.72
4K Mixed 0.2
67% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 43%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.7% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 24.9
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 24.3
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z87-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,779 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $222
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