Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	77.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '19 at 07:47
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 228 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 419 57% 426 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1314 MHz, MLim: 1519 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Lighting 27 Reflection 25 Parallax 32.9 22% 28.3 fps	MRender 33.4 Gravity 32.4 Splatting 26.1 25% 30.6 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 153 127 146 141 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 328 Write 199 Mixed 239 SusWrite 138 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 42.9 155% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 179 133% 176 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 84%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 440GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 136 135 136 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 123 Write 116 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 135 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 69%
Patriot Memory 127GB 473 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 118GB free, PID 6000 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 280 Write 220 Mixed 162 267% 221 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.4 93% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 78,181 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 23.1 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 22 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 62%

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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 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	615x
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 $300	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