Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 52% Yacht


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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	99.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	17.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150420
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '23 at 08:02
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	24%

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 i5-4690K-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	70.3% Very good	Memory 79.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 203 73% 128 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 364 48% 357 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$253 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4096) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.6% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 119 Parallax 128 106% 125 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 102 Splatting 89.3 88% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 441 Write 346 Mixed 306 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 37.1 88% 22.9 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 28GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 136 132 154 144 136 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 144 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 137 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 24GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.7 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 15.6 46% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	55	25	144	27"	1280 720	KGN2700 KAMN27CQ1LA

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Gaming 42%

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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	623x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	476x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	425x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	294x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	208x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	158x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	79x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	72x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	63x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	82x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	79x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	40x

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