Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140611
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateDec 31 '18 at 13:05
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 95.1
1-Core 98.2
2-Core 191
76% 128 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 366
49% 366 Pts
64-Core 365
23% 365 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7770
Gigabyte(1458 2556) 1GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.12.3
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
13.8% Very poor
Lighting 16.8
Reflection 17.5
Parallax 22.9
14% 19.1 fps
MRender 14.8
Gravity 16.2
Splatting 19.3
14% 16.8 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.8%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
200GB free
Firmware: SAFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 473 448 488 485 486 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 499
Mixed 324
SusWrite 474
101% 451 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 45.3
183% 72.9 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 68.9
131% 262 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 121%
Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
233GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 153 160 178 180 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 176
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 164
108% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 112%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: G009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 153 151 151 152 152 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 146
Write 140
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 151
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
66.9% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 25.2
MC Mixed 21
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 19.3
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,406 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $750
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