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 (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 92%, 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	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, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 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 19:46
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 139 2-Core 262 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 738 75% 608 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 47.6 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	Gravity 45.4 Splatting 57.7 46% 51.5 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force 250GB 256GB 433 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1205E SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 465 457 107 82 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 477 Mixed 437 SusWrite 276 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 52.6 189% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 257 206% 285 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 116%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 113GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 74 77 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 69.7 Write 74.2 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 75.4 49% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 61%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 16GB free Firmware: AM0P1D SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 94 78 89 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 81.7 Write 82 Mixed 31 SusWrite 91.1 52% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 60%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 8GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 184 Write 175 Mixed 36.8 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 107%

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	70% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 20.8 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 24 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 70%

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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	615x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	469x
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 $37Bench 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	76x
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 $15	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