Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (100th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 0 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	13.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	126% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '18 at 03:19
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-5675C-$289 945 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 100 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 582 79% 590 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel Iris Pro HD 6200 (Desktop) 1,198 User benchmarks, average bench 10% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5058 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Lighting 14.7 Reflection 15.9 Parallax 18.8 12% 16.5 fps	MRender 17 Gravity 14.2 Splatting 24.1 16% 18.4 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 11%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 296 294 295 296 266 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 481 Mixed 408 SusWrite 309 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 66.7 228% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 344 263% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2666 C10 2x4GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	MC Read 48.2 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 63.1 139% 48.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 25.4 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 32.7 122% 32.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 126%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,435 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

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	474x
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	207x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	158x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	71x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 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	40x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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