Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics37.8% 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 Drive116% 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.
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-Z87-HD3  (all builds)
Memory14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130803
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateAug 08 '18 at 14:46
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 228
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 616
63% 508 Pts
64-Core 616
38% 616 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.8% Below average
Lighting 45.7
Reflection 41.4
Parallax 54.9
37% 47.3 fps
MRender 56.9
Gravity 51.1
Splatting 38.4
39% 48.8 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 291 234 169 123 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 468
Mixed 393
SusWrite 220
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 61.6
215% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 116%
Great: 124%
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199
58GB free
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 150 148 150 149 149 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 411
Write 166
Mixed 222
SusWrite 146
52% 236 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 46
185% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 177
138% 192 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
731GB free
Firmware: CC4C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 189 191 191 190 193 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 137
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 191
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
61.3% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.9
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 19.2
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 63%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 66%
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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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