Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics137% 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 Drive67.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory7.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 07 '20 at 18:55
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 77.1
1-Core 131
2-Core 262
85% 157 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 483
59% 451 Pts
64-Core 484
30% 484 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Gigabyte(1458 404E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
137% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 184
Parallax 222
155% 199 fps
MRender 192
Gravity 155
Splatting 130
127% 159 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 137%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 52 53 53 51 51 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 454
Write 290
Mixed 148
SusWrite 53.3
52% 236 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 56.9
4K Mixed 27.6
124% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 47.2
DQ Mixed 62.9
83% 160 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 118%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$84
391GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 434 424 307 391 404 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 360
Write 341
Mixed 390
SusWrite 387
83% 369 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 55.2
168% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 295
240% 341 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 107%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.3% Above average
MC Read 20.2
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 17.7
56% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 17.2
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 86
46% 86 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 56.3%
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 2,406 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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