Gigabyte GA-Z87X-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	103% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z87X-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140424
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '20 at 04:07
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	17%

Watch Gameplay: 1050-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 86.1 1-Core 109 2-Core 209 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 570 57% 463 Pts	64-Core 566 35% 566 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3732) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.6% Poor	Lighting 36 Reflection 40 Parallax 37.7 29% 37.9 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 38.3 Splatting 26.5 27% 34.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 360 368 371 369 332 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 470 Mixed 340 SusWrite 348 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 39.3 152% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 284 232% 331 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 0 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 196 Write 150 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 17.4 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 114%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$39 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 367GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 175 176 176 176 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 210 Write 171 Mixed 115 SusWrite 173 123% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 1TB 4,375 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 340GB free Firmware: 0143 SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 23 20 49 57 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 60.2 Write 40.8 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 38 33% 44.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 64%
Samsung G3 Station 2TB 493 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 1TB free, PID 6014 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 29.3 Write 37.8 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 40.2 50% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 114% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 22%
Lexar SD WorkflowSR1 256GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 230GB free, PID ba03 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 79 80 76 75 67 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.5% Average	Read 84.6 Write 81.7 Mixed 68.4 SusWrite 73.8 104% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 5.3 347% 6.1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 42%
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 151GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 321 329 325 322 315 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 378 Write 383 Mixed 372 SusWrite 312 492% 361 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 24.8 4K Mixed 24 1,743% 23.7 MB/s	DQ Read 25.1 DQ Write 37.9 DQ Mixed 30.2 2,409% 31.1 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 275%
WD My Passport 07A8 500GB 1,257 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 75GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 37 38 39 39 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 38.8 Write 36.1 Mixed 22.6 SusWrite 37.5 45% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 46%
H/W RAID 10 6TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 238GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 122 126 108 103 105 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.9% Average	Read 132 Write 111 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 110 134% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 34% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.7 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 16.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 62%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z87X-HD3 Builds (Compare 102 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-HD3

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	31x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	15x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	9x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	9x
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	7x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
870 QVO 2TBSamsung $165Bench 102%, 41,734 samples	5x
860 QVO 1TBSamsung $98Bench 89%, 201,200 samples	5x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	6x
DDR3 1866 2x8GBUnknownBench 55%, 1,300 samples	6x
DDR3 1866 2x4GBUnknownBench 51%, 1,483 samples	5x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $331

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16