Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	41.9% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140424
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '19 at 01:59
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770S-$102 13,157 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Memory 76.6 1-Core 89.2 2-Core 169 65% 112 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 443 46% 372 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.9% Average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 54.7 Parallax 43.5 39% 48.5 fps	MRender 67.5 Gravity 47.4 Splatting 61.9 48% 58.9 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 130 136 146 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 158 Write 159 Mixed 80 SusWrite 129 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 885GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 183 181 184 184 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 149 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 183 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 105 114 112 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 97.8 Write 124 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 109 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 198% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 6,467 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	40.6% Average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 12.7 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 11.4 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 87.1 46% 87.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 65%

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	615x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	469x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	416x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	291x
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
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	63x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	81x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	76x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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