Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.3% 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	51.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	19.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '23 at 16:26
Run Duration	313 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 103 2-Core 186 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 538 53% 431 Pts	64-Core 547 34% 547 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 368F) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 45.6 Reflection 46.6 Parallax 41.7 37% 44.6 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 42.4 Splatting 36.6 32% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 70 92 86 80 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 207 Write 202 Mixed 189 SusWrite 91.6 39% 172 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 31.5 93% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 138 115% 163 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 190GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 446 453 456 464 280 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 440 Mixed 410 SusWrite 424 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 48.4 160% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/8GX KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C9D3/8GX KHX1600C10D3/8G 24GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.4% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 16.6 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 18.4 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 62%

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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	71	59	60	23.8"	1280 720	HWV2402 HUAWEI AD80HW

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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	619x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	472x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	422x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	292x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	205x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	158x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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