Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '18 at 15:48
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 104 2-Core 260 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 691 76% 598 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55% Above average	Lighting 69.1 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 63.2 56% 67.2 fps	MRender 74.7 Gravity 65 Splatting 56.2 52% 65.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 268 276 268 266 265 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 486 Mixed 374 SusWrite 288 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 61.7 211% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 299GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 95 Write 64.5 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 94 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 59%
Seagate SkyHawk 2TB (2016)-$80 9,128 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 447GB free Firmware: CV12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 115 116 114 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 115 Write 114 Mixed 69 SusWrite 115 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 21.1 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 21.4 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 63%

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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	616x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	470x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	416x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	291x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	204x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	77x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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	77x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	38x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16