Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	19.5% 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	119% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '18 at 06:52
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	5%

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)	79.5% Very good	Memory 94.5 1-Core 99.6 2-Core 198 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 375 50% 375 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.5% 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 (99^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Lighting 24.6 Reflection 18.7 Parallax 22 20% 21.8 fps	MRender 26.8 Gravity 24.5 Splatting 18.7 19% 23.4 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 293 293 301 300 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 486 Mixed 380 SusWrite 307 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 60.7 206% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 13GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 122 120 123 119 122 MB/s Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	67.1% Good	Read 241 Write 129 Mixed 174 SusWrite 120 37% 166 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 37.6 141% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 108 93% 138 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 142 144 145 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 117 Write 87.8 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 143 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 114%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$107 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 951GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 152 153 154 155 156 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 152 Write 159 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 154 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 108%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 548GB free Firmware: CV23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 194 194 197 197 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 187 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 194 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 119%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 10GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 144 Write 89.8 Mixed 100 134% 111 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3 206% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 39%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$20 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 10GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 16 15 15 17 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 127 Write 4.8 Mixed 20.4 SusWrite 14.7 37% 41.7 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 31%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 21GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 107 Write 68.8 Mixed 45.4 85% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 104% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% 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: 16 8.9 8.9 8.6 9.2 8.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	Read 112 Write 55.9 Mixed 44 SusWrite 10.1 63% 55.5 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.6 117% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 23.6% 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 way above expectations (94^th percentile)	63.9% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 20.5 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 20.3 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 64%

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Gaming 42%

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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	624x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	476x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	425x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	295x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	208x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	158x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	79x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	72x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	63x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	82x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	79x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	40x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369