Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.8% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z87-HD3  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140812
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateNov 11 '19 at 01:53
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 127
2-Core 233
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 646
66% 533 Pts
64-Core 669
41% 669 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2214 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 115
Parallax 99.9
86% 107 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 99.6
Splatting 104
84% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 177 177 177 170 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Read 452
Write 301
Mixed 238
SusWrite 174
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 40.3
153% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 127
141% 241 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 110%
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45
60GB free
Firmware: O1230C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 76 55 57 55 55 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Read 468
Write 329
Mixed 325
SusWrite 92.2
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 38.7
146% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 223
184% 263 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
299GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 134 136 136 137 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Read 152
Write 138
Mixed 34
SusWrite 131
82% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 107%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
212GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 120 121 122 122 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 118
Write 122
Mixed 72
SusWrite 121
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 112%
WD My Passport 259D 2TB
321GB free, PID 259d
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 33 32 33 32 32 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
17% Very poor
Read 32.5
Write 32.5
Mixed 25.5
SusWrite 31.9
42% 30.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 17%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
57.3% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.5
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 18.3
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 61%

 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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