Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '19 at 00:17
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 93.4
1-Core 123
2-Core 240
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 338
47% 348 Pts
64-Core 350
22% 350 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 146
Parallax 126
110% 136 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 128
Splatting 107
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 226 232 217 145 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 421
Mixed 369
SusWrite 213
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 61.9
204% 74.4 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 349
265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 111%
Great: 124%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$98
230GB free
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 456 464 484 483 477 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 405
Write 369
Mixed 318
SusWrite 466
88% 389 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 39.6
156% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 108%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBH2X04E99927-15 8GBH2X04E99924-15- 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
58.4% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 18.7
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 18.4
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 61.1
65% 61.1 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,428 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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