Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.8% 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	95.7% 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '21 at 06:22
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 131 2-Core 275 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 546 72% 538 Pts	64-Core 547 34% 547 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Lighting 68.9 Reflection 77.4 Parallax 87 56% 77.8 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 61.8 Splatting 46.7 46% 58.2 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 196 190 183 181 176 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 402 Mixed 311 SusWrite 190 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 43.6 161% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 345 263% 355 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 124%
Mushkin Chronos 480GB-$200 235 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 85GB free Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 200 183 202 207 204 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 300 Write 239 Mixed 299 SusWrite 203 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 15.9 4K Mixed 17.5 66% 18.9 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 71.1 DQ Mixed 82.7 70% 104 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 996GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 173 174 178 179 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 141 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 176 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,124 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.6% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 20.2 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 20.2 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 62 65% 62 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 54: 8R 4G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
54%	22%	63	319	250	60	23.8"	2048 1152	ACI24AA VX24A

History: Score 26: 2R 4G 4B | Score 37: 5R 3G 3B | Score 54: 8R 4G 2B

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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	469x
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 $37Bench 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	75x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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