Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics10.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe 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.
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.
CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 03 '19 at 09:46
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU9%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-5675C-$289
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 231
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 433
60% 445 Pts
64-Core 404
25% 404 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Pro HD 6200 (Desktop)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
10.7% Very poor
Lighting 11.7
Reflection 12.7
Parallax 15.2
10% 13.2 fps
MRender 14.1
Gravity 11.8
Splatting 19.7
13% 15.2 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 11%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
887GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 134 147 132 152 165 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Read 61.7
Write 98.8
Mixed 40.3
SusWrite 141
62% 85.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
59.7% Above average
MC Read 39
MC Write 11.2
MC Mixed 16.3
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 8
27% 9.47 GB/s
Latency 56.5
71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,405 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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