Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z87-HD3  (all builds)
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140812
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '19 at 17:49
Run Duration215 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 24%
Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 119
2-Core 228
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 480
62% 466 Pts
64-Core 479
30% 479 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 123
Parallax 138
106% 130 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 125
Splatting 98.1
105% 134 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 6,911
Write 5,814
Mixed 6,090
1,398% 6,272 MB/s
4K Read 606
4K Write 313
4K Mixed 382
1,573% 434 MB/s
DQ Read 1,845
DQ Write 1,470
DQ Mixed 1,607
1,216% 1,640 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
931GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 781 750 758 749 749 752 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 1,201
Write 934
Mixed 965
SusWrite 756
216% 964 MB/s
4K Read 65.3
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 91.5
307% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,469
DQ Write 1,200
DQ Mixed 1,488
1,072% 1,386 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 249%
Great: 410%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
338GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 145 146 147 146 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 134
Write 122
Mixed 84
SusWrite 145
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 109 109 109 109 109 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 106
Write 102
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 108
72% 97.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
490GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 82 81 81 81 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 108
Write 97.5
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 80.7
66% 88.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB-$105
56GB free
Firmware: 1AN10003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 80 83 81 83 82 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
42% Average
Read 64
Write 35.7
Mixed 44.2
SusWrite 82.2
42% 56.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 42%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608ET3LX0. 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
60.8% Good
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 19.8
60% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 16.9
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z87-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,778 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: 59% - Above average Total price: $157
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