Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21% 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 Drive76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z87-HD3  (all builds)
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130516
Uptime4.4 Days
Run DateApr 21 '21 at 17:49
Run Duration264 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Memory 88
1-Core 102
2-Core 182
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 338
46% 343 Pts
64-Core 394
24% 394 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
EVGA(3842 3063) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
21% Poor
Lighting 23.8
Reflection 27.5
Parallax 33.2
19% 28.2 fps
MRender 35
Gravity 28.3
Splatting 26.8
24% 30 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 37 36 36 36 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 401
Write 372
Mixed 341
SusWrite 58.8
66% 293 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 81.4
4K Mixed 40.3
133% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 228
201% 300 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 118%
Sandisk Extreme 55AE 1TB
779GB free
Firmware: 3000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 318 338 338 341 346 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 9% Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.3% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 8
25% 8.63 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 7.4
21% 7.47 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 27.3%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z87-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,780 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $222
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