Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	24.3% 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	95.3% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150420
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '19 at 04:24
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	PRY-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4160-$79 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 96.1 1-Core 106 2-Core 181 77% 128 Pts	4-Core 281 8-Core 279 38% 280 Pts	64-Core 287 18% 287 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% XFX(1682 7260) CLim: 1200 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.3.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Lighting 29.2 Reflection 33 Parallax 35.1 24% 32.4 fps	MRender 29 Gravity 27.9 Splatting 33.8 25% 30.2 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 53 44 38 36 37 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 482 Mixed 370 SusWrite 76 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 51.5 176% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 233 210% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 72GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 118 117 118 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 89.7 Write 77.1 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 117 63% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 140GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 94 89 91 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 158 Write 124 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 90.7 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 73,650 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 21.9 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 23.5 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 62%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	615x
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 $279	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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