Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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 Drive	96.9% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '20 at 00:25
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 263 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 742 81% 639 Pts	64-Core 741 46% 741 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FE9) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 177 Parallax 179 146% 178 fps	MRender 206 Gravity 133 Splatting 129 124% 156 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 265 235 239 233 236 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 360 Mixed 338 SusWrite 230 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 44 158% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 198 178% 266 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 103%
Crucial BX500 480GB-$38 83,298 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 280GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 391 320 113 13 68 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 511 Write 453 Mixed 421 SusWrite 183 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 17.6 72% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 49.7 102% 204 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1TB free Firmware: CC98 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 116 114 120 120 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 112 Write 114 Mixed 56.1 SusWrite 114 72% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.1 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 24.8 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 80%

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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%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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