Gigabyte GA-Z87M-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive96.7% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z87M-HD3  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140812
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '18 at 10:40
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
74% Very good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 115
2-Core 226
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 544
56% 455 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630
Gigabyte(1458 3544) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 344.11
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.51% Terrible
Lighting 4.3
Reflection 5.04
Parallax 3.5
4% 4.28 fps
MRender 5.86
Gravity 4.53
Splatting 3.09
4% 4.49 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.51%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 346 356 374 401 349 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 435
Mixed 288
SusWrite 370
88% 394 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 41.1
154% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 46.1
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 60.4
78% 132 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
684GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 140 142 144 144 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Read 139
Write 101
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 143
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 114%
A-DATA USB Flash Drive 4GB
4GB free, PID c81a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.2 6.3 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
5.94% Terrible
Read 18.5
Write 4.8
Mixed 4.8
SusWrite 6.3
9% 8.6 MB/s
4K Read 8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
30% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.94%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
55.5% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.3
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 14.6
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z87M-HD3 Builds (Compare 98 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87M-HD3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $183
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