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 (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	62.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150420
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '19 at 18:48
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 131 2-Core 262 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 514 69% 514 Pts	64-Core 521 32% 521 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 76 96 92 84 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 191 Write 122 Mixed 160 SusWrite 85.6 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 35.1 148% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 93.8 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 71.3 64% 94.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 73%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 24GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 361 357 363 364 362 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 500 Write 351 Mixed 240 SusWrite 361 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 14.8 131% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 87.2 109% 189 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 86%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 581GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 109 110 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 106 Write 104 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 109 72% 98 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 62%
WD Se 1TB (2013)-$18 2,236 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 300GB free Firmware: 01.01M02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 108 108 108 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 158 Write 146 Mixed 91.1 SusWrite 108 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 220% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 22.7 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 23.2 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 72%

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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	616x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	468x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	416x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	290x
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
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	63x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	81x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	75x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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