Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	193% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, , 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '21 at 21:20
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 as expected (45^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 86.9 1-Core 115 2-Core 197 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 630 62% 508 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4088) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	193% Outstanding	Lighting 267 Reflection 290 Parallax 322 218% 293 fps	MRender 354 Gravity 262 Splatting 195 213% 270 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 225%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 774GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 444 445 440 442 436 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 451 Mixed 403 SusWrite 439 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 55.4 186% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 Z8GX3M1A1600C10 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.6% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 17.4 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 17.2 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 31: 4R 2G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
31%	15%	75	288	213	120	34.1"	3440 1440	DELA0FA Dell AW3418DW

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

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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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 $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