Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 134%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics169% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive80.8% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140424
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 13 '21 at 11:56
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$209
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 108
2-Core 216
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 568
58% 466 Pts
64-Core 568
35% 568 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600
Palit(1569 F278) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Lighting 253
Reflection 225
Parallax 217
206% 232 fps
MRender 258
Gravity 167
Splatting 136
147% 187 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 169%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 122 121 131 121 121 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 400
Write 327
Mixed 282
SusWrite 141
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 99.1
4K Mixed 41.3
148% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 110
119% 192 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
159GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 147 153 151 153 151 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 140
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 151
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
62.3% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 18.9
60% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 20.6
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,406 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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HDDRAMUSB
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