Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17.7% 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)
Memory10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z87-HD3  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140812
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 20 '19 at 09:48
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 114
2-Core 230
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 444
60% 446 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410
EVGA(3842 2888) 3GB
CLim: 1356 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 419.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
17.7% Very poor
Lighting 20
Reflection 23.1
Parallax 18.8
16% 20.6 fps
MRender 28.6
Gravity 20
Splatting 26.1
20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 47%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 59%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BBF0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 373
Write 258
Mixed 228
63% 287 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 43.2
157% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 198
154% 212 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 85%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$28
86GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 73 73 74 74 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 70.5
Write 66.3
Mixed 39
SusWrite 73
46% 62.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX 10GB
1800, 1800 MHz
2048, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
52% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.8
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 55.5
72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 52%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z87-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,791 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $153
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