Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 04 '18 at 17:23
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 117
2-Core 231
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 421
60% 443 Pts
64-Core 433
27% 433 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Zotac(19DA 1368) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Lighting 68.6
Reflection 72.3
Parallax 65.2
56% 68.7 fps
MRender 75.4
Gravity 66.2
Splatting 55.9
53% 65.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.2.
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 376
Write 226
Mixed 269
64% 290 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 40.5
165% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 220
167% 226 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 90%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
14GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 151 161 135 157 151 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 112
Write 108
Mixed 69
SusWrite 149
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1600 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 18.2
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 18.1
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 60%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,406 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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