Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics74.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive121% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '20 at 06:54
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 119
2-Core 235
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 616
63% 508 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Lighting 91.7
Reflection 119
Parallax 76
75% 95.7 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 83.7
Splatting 74.3
73% 91.4 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ct1000mx 50 1TB
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 417 417 427 426 414 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 465
Write 425
Mixed 403
SusWrite 399
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 61.1
196% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 48.3
121% 256 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 121%
Great: 115%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
320GB free
Firmware: MS2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 138 136 135 135 134 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
64.3% Good
Read 91.4
Write 83.7
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 133
61% 84 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.4
101% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT51264BA160BJ.C8 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
58.1% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.8
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 20
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,414 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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