Gigabyte GA-Z87M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27.2% 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	45% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z87M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130803
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '21 at 09:26
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 69.8 1-Core 98.8 2-Core 173 65% 114 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 338 44% 333 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.2% Poor	Lighting 35.3 Reflection 34.4 Parallax 45.3 29% 38.3 fps	MRender 31.4 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 25.9 24% 30.1 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 84 46 128 70 95 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	45% Average	Read 366 Write 305 Mixed 273 SusWrite 121 60% 266 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 33.7 4K Mixed 14.8 61% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 87.6 DQ Mixed 32.5 43% 79 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 866GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 164 165 166 166 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 165 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 164 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 463GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 168 170 170 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 173 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 169 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DHX DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	41.9% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 13.3 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 12.2 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 52%

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87M-D3H - $111

CPU
Core i7-4770Intel $65Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	95x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	59x
Core i5-4570Intel $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	56x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	83x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	28x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	25x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples	10x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	10x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $219

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	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