Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.8% 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.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '21 at 18:09
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 85.4 1-Core 123 2-Core 250 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 660 70% 557 Pts	64-Core 651 40% 651 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1456 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Lighting 69.3 Reflection 60.8 Parallax 88.4 56% 72.8 fps	MRender 62.7 Gravity 72.3 Splatting 45.3 48% 60.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 295 105 104 104 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 448 Write 272 Mixed 336 SusWrite 187 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 40.5 153% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 201 173% 254 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 96%
PNY USB 3.0 to SATA-¢ó 500GB 234 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 293GB free Firmware: 0209 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.1% Very poor	Read 40.7 Write 40.5 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 41.9 9% 40.9 MB/s	4K Read 11.6 4K Write 15.4 4K Mixed 12.8 42% 13.3 MB/s	DQ Read 14.1 DQ Write 17.1 DQ Mixed 15.2 12% 15.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown U3A4G93-16GBHN3B00 1315 CT102464BD160B.C16 0714 U3A4G93-16GBHN3B00 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 9.9 34% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 12 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 56%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 27: 4R 2G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
27%	37%	19	293	242	75	21.7"	1920 1080	MSI3CB5 MSI G271

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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	619x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	473x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	422x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	293x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	205x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	158x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	77x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	78x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	38x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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