Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.5% 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	102% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '21 at 23:02
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 258 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 530 71% 528 Pts	64-Core 525 32% 525 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 2312) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1307 MHz, MLim: 1848 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.5% Average	Lighting 57.3 Reflection 61.6 Parallax 84.1 47% 67.7 fps	MRender 62.5 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 45.7 46% 57.6 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 94 92 86 81 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 486 Mixed 344 SusWrite 112 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 53 192% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 175 183% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$50 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 183GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 201 206 209 214 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 324 Mixed 244 SusWrite 212 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 52.5 172% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 245 209% 308 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 783GB free Firmware: MS2OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 180 176 177 179 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 147 Mixed 36 SusWrite 179 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 428 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	65.1% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 20.2 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 21 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 64%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	617x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	472x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	420x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	291x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	205x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	77x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	78x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16