Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.4% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150420
Uptime	8.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '19 at 13:35
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 280 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 732 73% 596 Pts	64-Core 727 45% 727 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.2 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
T-force 250GB 256GB 433 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1205E SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 60 71 57 48 59 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 467 Mixed 434 SusWrite 125 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 51 181% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 258 206% 286 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 6GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 498 Write 484 Mixed 400 103% 461 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 67.4 230% 82.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 28GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 510 Write 484 Mixed 457 108% 483 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 63.9 220% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2GB free Firmware: AM0P1D Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 100 Write 94.5 Mixed 33.3 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 21% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 678GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 160 159 162 161 161 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 122 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 159 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB 1315 BLT4G3D1608DT2TXOB 1315 BLT4G3D1869DT2TXOB 1315 BLT4G3D1608DT2TXOB 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	70.5% Very good	MC Read 25 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 21.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 22.9 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 70%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

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) $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