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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	82.9% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '18 at 20:57
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 139 2-Core 271 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 699 76% 600 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5670) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 132 Reflection 142 Parallax 132 107% 135 fps	Gravity 120 Splatting 93.6 93% 107 fps
Poor: 86% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1SA754D117-820 240GB 3,306 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 271 288 289 203 287 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 509 Write 289 Mixed 292 SusWrite 269 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 39.7 105% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 180 160% 241 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 96%
PNY SSD2SC480G1CS1754D117-514 480GB 2,428 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 111GB free Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 359 401 402 404 382 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 387 Write 400 Mixed 210 SusWrite 387 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 39.7 107% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 191 169% 252 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 99%
Hitachi HDS725050KLA360 500GB-$40 5,497 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 154GB free Firmware: K2AOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 62 62 61 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 56.8 Write 58.3 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 61.4 40% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 34%
mSD Card 64GB 111 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 44GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 65 66 66 66 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 90.1 Write 58.6 Mixed 43.6 SusWrite 61.4 81% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 4 244% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C11-8GSR 0420 F3-1866C10-8GSR 0420 F3-2400C11-8GSR 0420 F3-1866C10-8GSR 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	76.7% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.8 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 27.6 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 69%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

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	622x
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	294x
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 $76Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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 $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16