Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.9% 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 Drive113% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '19 at 13:19
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 110
2-Core 216
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 418
54% 405 Pts
64-Core 413
26% 413 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 98.3
Parallax 200
96% 139 fps
MRender 97.6
Gravity 109
Splatting 135
96% 114 fps
Poor: 78%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 178 146 145 142 141 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 481
Mixed 388
SusWrite 181
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 61.6
213% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 357
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 113%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
166GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 196 201 203 202 203 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 106
Write 78.7
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 201
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
928GB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 204 204 205 204 202 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 207
Write 142
Mixed 85
SusWrite 203
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 117%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67.5% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 20.8
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 20.3
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 67%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,406 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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HDDRAMUSB
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