Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.1% 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 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateAug 13 '17 at 11:47
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 206
81% 139 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 548
56% 455 Pts
64-Core 568
35% 568 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 3670) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.12
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Lighting 69
Reflection 67.5
Parallax 60
56% 65.5 fps
MRender 69.5
Gravity 62.9
Splatting 53.7
50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230
937GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 90.2
Write 152
Mixed 126
93% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 5.36
4K Mixed 0.54
178% 2.11 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-727.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 17.2
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 16.5
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,406 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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