Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
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-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit kolorów, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140611
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 25 '20 at 17:32
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 118
2-Core 232
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 603
66% 520 Pts
64-Core 600
37% 600 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Nvidia(10DE 1F02) ≥ 4GB; Gainward GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 113
Parallax 139
106% 127 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 125
Splatting 102
107% 136 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 56 79 124 128 128 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 136
Write 149
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 98
74% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 1.2
250% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
60.7% Good
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 18.6
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 20.1
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.7%
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 2,405 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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