Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	109% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150420
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '18 at 19:41
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (72^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-$348 352,299 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 268 95% 166 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 726 79% 613 Pts	64-Core 728 49% 728 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$808 622,179 User benchmarks, average bench 136% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 47.8 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.1 fps	Gravity 47.8 Splatting 62.2 49% 55 fps
Poor: 114% Great: 150%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force 250GB 256GB 324 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1205E SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 447 451 138 85 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 469 Mixed 435 SusWrite 274 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 52.6 188% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 258 206% 285 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 116%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$43 137,115 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 113GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 76 76 77 75 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 70.5 Write 74.2 Mixed 46.8 SusWrite 75.7 49% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 63%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 89,672 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 16GB free Firmware: AM0P1D SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 94 77 89 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 81.5 Write 82.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 91.6 52% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 62%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$46 589,170 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 8GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 184 Write 177 Mixed 38.5 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB 1315 BLT4G3D1608DT2TXOB 1315 BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB 1315 BLT4G3D1608DT2TXOB 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69.7% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 23.4 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 70%

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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 44%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $221Bench 79%, 214,874 samples	777x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 84%, 352,299 samples	759x
Core i7-4790Intel $225Bench 77%, 208,819 samples	487x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 50%, 605,546 samples	437x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,069,764 samples	208x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 961,354 samples	208x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 690,674 samples	191x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $60Bench 106%, 503,065 samples	150x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 111%, 608,974 samples	116x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 83,065 samples	144x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 56%, 65,485 samples	130x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 40,365 samples	68x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $763

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $230	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $48
Intel Core i5-10400F $151	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $327	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16