Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	96.7% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '18 at 06:47
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 251 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 719 71% 579 Pts	64-Core 734 45% 734 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5670) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 147 Reflection 158 Parallax 147 120% 151 fps	Gravity 138 Splatting 121 114% 130 fps
Poor: 86% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1SA754D117-820 240GB 3,306 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 286 278 283 287 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 289 Mixed 282 SusWrite 284 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 41.1 155% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 183 158% 233 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 96%
WDC WD5000AAKX-00ERMA0 480GB 229GB free Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 401 402 402 401 402 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 389 Write 400 Mixed 278 SusWrite 401 83% 367 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 41.9 157% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 191 170% 253 MB/s

Hitachi HDS725050KLA360 500GB-$40 5,497 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 460GB free Firmware: K2AOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 60 57 58 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 59 Write 61.5 Mixed 37 SusWrite 57.9 40% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 34%
GB1000EAFJL 1TB 468 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 931GB free Firmware: HPGC SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 105 104 101 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 110 Write 96.8 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 104 67% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C11-8GSR 0420 F3-1866C10-8GSR 0420 F3-2400C11-8GSR 0420 F3-1866C10-8GSR 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68.9% Good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 19.4 66% 23.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 23.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 69%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	619x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	472x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	422x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	292x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	205x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	158x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	77x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	70x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	63x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	81x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	78x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	38x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16