Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	180% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 months ago, 2 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '24 at 12:36
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72% Very good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 195 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 319 41% 310 Pts	64-Core 320 20% 320 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Dell(1028 3891) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	180% Outstanding	Lighting 259 Reflection 234 Parallax 266 211% 253 fps	MRender 298 Gravity 220 Splatting 164 179% 227 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 128GB-$74 4,687 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114H SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 125 121 65 56 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 446 Write 146 Mixed 191 SusWrite 93.5 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 32.9 117% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 148 124% 183 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 174 178 180 179 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 145 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 178 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD38G16002 1x8GB 4,186 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	33.2% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 11.4 MC Mixed 9.3 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 9.9 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 34%

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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	44	12	165	26.9"	1280 720	GBT2706 AORUS FI27Q

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	616x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	470x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	416x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	291x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	204x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	77x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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	77x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	38x

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Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16