Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics94.8% 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 Drive53.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150420
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '20 at 04:26
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 88%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 94.6
1-Core 95.5
2-Core 188
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 350
48% 356 Pts
64-Core 373
23% 373 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 91.3
Parallax 180
94% 129 fps
MRender 90.7
Gravity 129
Splatting 129
97% 116 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 136 133 132 129 133 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 306
Write 152
Mixed 206
SusWrite 141
45% 201 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 45.1
4K Mixed 26.8
99% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 56.4
DQ Write 60
DQ Mixed 53.4
42% 56.6 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
357GB free
Firmware: KC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 125 126 125 126 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 98.7
Write 93.8
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 125
69% 93.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
466GB free
Firmware: KC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 136 136 136 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 133
Write 125
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 136
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.7% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 19.8
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 58.3
69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 63%

 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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