Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	19.4% 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 Drive	108% 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	16GB 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 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '18 at 03:26
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 91.3 2-Core 185 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 343 8-Core 333 46% 338 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 3649) 2GB CLim: 1437 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Lighting 24.6 Reflection 18.2 Parallax 21.4 20% 21.4 fps	MRender 26.2 Gravity 24 Splatting 18.2 18% 22.8 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 240 259 268 275 268 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 452 Mixed 355 SusWrite 258 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 55.2 185% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 350 266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 13GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 120 129 123 126 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 364 Write 136 Mixed 178 SusWrite 123 44% 200 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 37.3 146% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 102 86% 124 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 925GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 189 196 193 194 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 182 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 191 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$98 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 198 197 198 198 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 182 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 196 110% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 534GB free Firmware: CV23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 185 184 182 186 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 192 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 184 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 119%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 16GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 3GB free, PID 0001 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 9.6 9 9.1 9.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 34 Write 12.3 Mixed 9 SusWrite 9.7 18% 16.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.5 99% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 20%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 11GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 57 27 18 19 19 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	32.3% Below average	Read 134 Write 52.3 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 32.3 84% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.7 160% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 39%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$9 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 9GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 20 23 20 20 20 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 130 Write 48.5 Mixed 36.3 SusWrite 21.4 64% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.6 52% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 31%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 26GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 15 15 16 15 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 95.5 Write 23.8 Mixed 22.8 SusWrite 15.7 41% 39.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.5 107% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 28%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 12GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 8.1 8.2 8.9 8.9 8.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 99.5 Write 15.8 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 8.5 28% 32.4 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.4 62% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0793 GY1600D364L9/4G 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0793 GY1600D364L9/4G 16GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 19.6 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 17.3 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	620x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	473x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	423x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	293x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	206x
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	39x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16