Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.6% 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 Drive41.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z87-HD3  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140812
Uptime2 Days
Run DateOct 09 '21 at 17:41
Run Duration217 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 89
1-Core 117
2-Core 221
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 643
64% 524 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.6% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 109
Parallax 111
84% 108 fps
MRender 93.9
Gravity 101
Splatting 97.8
80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 164 77 44 58 6.5 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
41.7% Average
Read 508
Write 446
Mixed 424
SusWrite 96.2
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 7.2
4K Mixed 0.5
59% 14.5 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 176 177 174 176 176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 148
Mixed 83.1
SusWrite 169
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
USB DISK 2.0 32GB
27GB free, PID 4200, Multilaser PD589
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 2.1 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
3.02% Terrible
Read 10.9
Write 0.2
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 2.4
5% 4.67 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
14% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.02%
Great: 11%
A-DATA USB Flash Drive 8GB
3GB free, PID c93a, A-DATA
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 9.3 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.5 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.6% Terrible
Read 31.2
Write 7
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 9.3
14% 13.2 MB/s
4K Read 8.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
32% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.6%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1600C9D3/4GX KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
58% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.5
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 19.8
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 58%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 19: 3R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
19% 22% 23 109 5 144 24" 1920 1080 PHLC0C4 PHL 242G5
Typical GA-Z87-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,780 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: 59% - Above average Total price: $157
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