Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34% 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	107% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit, Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '21 at 15:05
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 112 2-Core 223 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 370 54% 394 Pts	64-Core 545 34% 545 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 3692) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34% Below average	Lighting 43.6 Reflection 45.6 Parallax 41.2 36% 43.5 fps	MRender 37.5 Gravity 41.2 Splatting 36.1 31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CV8-CE256-11 SATA 256GB 318 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: C18110A SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 266 261 243 269 268 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 427 Mixed 420 SusWrite 275 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 54.4 174% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 52.9 122% 254 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA641 3TB 2,582 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 32GB free Firmware: MKAOA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 70 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 97.2 Write 98.5 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 73 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 479GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 157 154 163 162 160 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 78.5 Write 135 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 158 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 90%
Toshiba MG05ACA800E 8TB 461 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 788GB free Firmware: GX0R SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 225 216 219 219 225 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 140 Write 137 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 220 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 188% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.5% Below average	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 9 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 10.2 SC Mixed 9.6 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	60	27"	1280 720	AOC2757 2757M

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	615x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	470x
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 $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	77x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	38x

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Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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