Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	70.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95.6% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '23 at 16:54
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3-$217 8,137 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Memory 69.6 1-Core 98.6 2-Core 180 66% 116 Pts	4-Core 321 8-Core 492 50% 406 Pts	64-Core 503 31% 503 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 872A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.4% Very good	Lighting 87.8 Reflection 87.3 Parallax 81.3 72% 85.5 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 78.4 Splatting 68.5 68% 85.9 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$159 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 378 377 391 381 402 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 432 Mixed 375 SusWrite 384 91% 401 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 66.2 4K Mixed 42.6 132% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 267 213% 300 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 128%
Netac 2TB 2TB 257 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 744GB free Firmware: V0718B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 348 349 361 351 371 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 466 Write 408 Mixed 381 SusWrite 357 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 35.2 4K Mixed 20.1 83% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 22.8 72% 150 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 105%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 376GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 87 97 99 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 268 Write 298 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 97.2 134% 184 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.8 248% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 234%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 138GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 87 97 99 105 105 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 189 Write 138 Mixed 12.8 SusWrite 97.2 78% 109 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.8 256% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 212%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 313GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 200 Write 40.5 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 42.9 61% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 184%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9 0215 CMV8GX3M1C1600C11 0215 CMV8GX3M1C1600C11 0215 CMV8GX3M1C1600C11 32GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.7% Average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 14.8 48% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 14.6 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns

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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	22	1	60	21.5"	1280 720	SAM0647 SMB2230H

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

CPU
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	464x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	356x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	291x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	170x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	158x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	102x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	67x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	54x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	48x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	51x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	42x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	32x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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