Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.3% 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	111% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '21 at 23:12
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 93.6 1-Core 96.1 2-Core 176 73% 122 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 359 46% 350 Pts	64-Core 356 22% 356 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 1C82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.3% Poor	Lighting 37.4 Reflection 37.2 Parallax 38 30% 37.5 fps	MRender 36.7 Gravity 37.9 Splatting 27.1 27% 33.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 892GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 438 424 432 431 48 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 440 Mixed 386 SusWrite 352 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 51.2 177% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 121%
Generic USB MS Reader 0GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 2% 0GB free, PID 6362 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	3.06% Terrible	Read 8.7 Write 3.5 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 3.6 6% 5.08 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 18% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 3.06% Great: 3%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 1302 1600 CL9 Series 1302 1600 CL9 Series 16GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62% Good	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 20.2 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 18.8 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 57%

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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	621x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	475x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	424x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	294x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	207x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	158x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	78x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	71x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 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	79x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	40x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16