Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics151% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive85.7% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '23 at 03:44
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 44%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 104
2-Core 196
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 505
53% 422 Pts
64-Core 478
30% 478 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 535.98
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
151% Outstanding
Lighting 231
Reflection 209
Parallax 0.1
189% 147 fps
MRender 196
Gravity 153
Splatting 95.6
116% 148 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 151%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 67 232 221 52 4.7 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Read 464
Write 436
Mixed 362
SusWrite 153
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 67.2
4K Mixed 39.1
138% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 249
212% 312 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 111%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
544GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 146 136 146 144 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 162
Write 145
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 144
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.4% Poor
MC Read 8.8
MC Write 8.6
MC Mixed 7.4
24% 8.27 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 7.2
22% 7.73 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 26.4%
Great: 39%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,414 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $750
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