Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95.4% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '20 at 16:15
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 91.2 2-Core 218 72% 130 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 267 49% 342 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 67.7 Reflection 69 Parallax 61 55% 65.9 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 63.3 Splatting 54.4 51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 137 140 135 143 142 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 430 Mixed 324 SusWrite 145 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 48.9 174% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 175 181% 295 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 206 217 217 209 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 150 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 210 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 112%
Corsair Flash Voyager GT USB 3.0 32GB-$20 701 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 26GB free, PID 1a09 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 37.1 Write 39.3 Mixed 32.4 SusWrite 37.4 50% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1 91% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.1% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 9.7 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 8.4 23% 7.9 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 64%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	616x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	471x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	418x

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 $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	70x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 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	77x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	38x

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Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16