Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive93.1% 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.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z87X-OC
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z87X-OC-CF  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '17 at 01:26
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 217
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 343
8-Core 563
55% 453 Pts
64-Core 562
35% 562 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000
HP(103C 079C) 3GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Lighting 15.6
Reflection 14.4
Parallax 19
13% 16.3 fps
MRender 21.1
Gravity 18.8
Splatting 16.8
15% 18.9 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
434GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 402
Mixed 416
98% 441 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 23.4
141% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 44.9
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 24
59% 116 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 134%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67
507GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 104
Write 109
Mixed 95.8
77% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 2.44
4K Mixed 0.27
103% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
95GB free
Firmware: CC9D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Read 89.4
Write 94.9
Mixed 105
73% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.98
4K Mixed 0.13
53% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.8% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.6
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 13.7
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 46%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 38%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $346
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