Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	19.1% 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	59.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560x1080x4294967296 szín, 3840x2160x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 17:48
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 93.2 2-Core 177 69% 118 Pts	4-Core 248 8-Core 266 34% 257 Pts	64-Core 326 20% 326 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 22D2) CLim: 1212 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.8.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Lighting 23.4 Reflection 27.9 Parallax 30.2 19% 27.2 fps	MRender 27.2 Gravity 24 Splatting 20 19% 23.7 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 22%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.5180 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.83% Terrible	Lighting 4.9 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 6.2 4% 4.5 fps	MRender 5.8 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.7 4% 4.27 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.83% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 100 97 93 97 93 MB/s Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.4% Above average	Read 266 Write 128 Mixed 148 SusWrite 94 35% 159 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 32.5 124% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 92.7 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 102 80% 108 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 75%
Samsung SP2504C 250GB-$29 14,402 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 212GB free Firmware: VT100-41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 60 60 60 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 37.7 Write 38 Mixed 29 SusWrite 59.8 30% 41.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 38%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 162 165 162 161 165 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 30.5 Write 93 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 163 56% 78 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 4,489 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.9% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.8 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 15.3 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	616x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	468x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	416x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	290x
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
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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