Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	77.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	98.5% 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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 14:49
Run Duration	292 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 87 1-Core 106 2-Core 209 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 410 53% 400 Pts	64-Core 395 24% 395 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FBE) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.2% Very good	Lighting 99 Reflection 96.9 Parallax 89 81% 95 fps	MRender 99.1 Gravity 86.8 Splatting 76.7 70% 87.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 155 88 86 80 79 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 475 Mixed 370 SusWrite 112 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 52.8 180% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 228 207% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 118%
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 66GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 281 113 82 65 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 460 Write 275 Mixed 344 SusWrite 131 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 31.8 139% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 168 153% 229 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 94%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 140GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 350 450 469 457 459 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 479 Mixed 350 SusWrite 397 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 59.7 200% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
Asmt 2105 3TB 232 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 119 119 119 117 118 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 100 Write 105 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 116 73% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 103%
Intenso External USB 3.0 1TB 1,890 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 523GB free Firmware: 1201 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 107 Write 107 Mixed 63.5 69% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 74%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 295GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 151 152 152 150 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 174 Write 144 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 145 178% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 2x8GB 6,864 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.3% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 18.1 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 19.3 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 48: 6R 6G 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
48%	12%	103	293	207	60	25"	2560 1440	DEL413A DELL U2518D

History: Score 5: 1R 0G 0B | Score 48: 6R 6G 0B

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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	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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