Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	188% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.4% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '21 at 06:06
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 218 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 667 60% 508 Pts	64-Core 667 41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.64% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 2.8 Parallax 7.3 3% 4.7 fps	MRender 8.4 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 5.2 4% 5.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.64% Great: 3%
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	188% Outstanding	Lighting 273 Reflection 244 Parallax 304 223% 274 fps	MRender 307 Gravity 225 Splatting 166 183% 233 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M6S 128GB-$106 3,356 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 182 199 170 179 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 328 Mixed 270 SusWrite 181 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 40.5 151% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 196 184% 286 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 100%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 498GB 3,312 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 142GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 369 372 372 361 366 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 358 Write 368 Mixed 277 SusWrite 369 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 27.3 90% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 72.3 76% 125 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 126%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 191GB free Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 575 573 508 578 542 556 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,260 Write 1163 Mixed 1,157 SusWrite 555 232% 1,034 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 70.9 239% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 988 DQ Write 790 DQ Mixed 898 670% 892 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 347%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 608GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 145 147 146 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 102 Write 122 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 146 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 270 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2TB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 39 37 35 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 51.3 Write 54.2 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 36.6 61% 45.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.5 197% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Team-Elite-1600 2x8GB 3,520 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.2 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 20.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 61%

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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	470x
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 $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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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