Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	105% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	May 09 '20 at 18:39
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 245 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 430 8-Core 662 68% 546 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 4000 8,609 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Nvidia(10DE 0780) 2GB CLim: 475 MHz, MLim: 702 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 377.83 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 233 234 227 227 152 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 393 Mixed 422 SusWrite 247 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 51.1 178% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 129%
Intel 330 Series 180GB 5,848 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 43GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 205 207 205 207 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 347 Write 211 Mixed 228 SusWrite 195 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 34.6 141% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 183 152% 222 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 83%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 141GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 98 98 99 98 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 91 Write 88 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 96.6 64% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 67%
Kingston DataTraveler R3.0 USB 3.0 32GB-$102 362 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 5GB free, PID 168e Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 43 42 25 33 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	25% Poor	Read 76.5 Write 28.3 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 31.9 38% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	69.7% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 21.4 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 22.4 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 72%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	615x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	469x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	416x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	291x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	204x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	77x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	70x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	63x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	81x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	75x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	38x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16