Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics84.1% 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 Drive114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140611
Uptime7.2 Days
Run DateJul 06 '18 at 15:37
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU 62%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 94.6
1-Core 95.9
2-Core 184
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 362
48% 362 Pts
64-Core 360
22% 360 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 115
Parallax 97.8
86% 106 fps
MRender 97.5
Gravity 96.3
Splatting 99.7
80% 97.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 229 234 231 228 226 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 439
Mixed 354
SusWrite 253
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 62.5
204% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 361
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 114%
Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
447GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 90 94 96 98 96 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 70.3
Write 62
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 94.7
46% 63.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.5
90% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 67%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
252GB free
Firmware: 12.01B02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 59 60 60 60 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
32.2% Below average
Read 52
Write 52.8
Mixed 44.5
SusWrite 59.7
39% 52.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
39.6% Below average
MC Read 13.1
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 11.6
36% 12.7 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 13.1
SC Mixed 11.8
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 40%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,405 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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