Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	51.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (87%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '24 at 20:19
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	87%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Memory 78.5 1-Core 76.5 2-Core 131 58% 95.3 Pts	4-Core 221 8-Core 231 30% 226 Pts	64-Core 225 14% 225 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3% Terrible	Lighting 3.3 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 5.7 3% 3.83 fps	MRender 6.8 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.3 4% 4.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 551.52 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Lighting 64.6 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 62.4 53% 65.4 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 54.3 50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 91 87 86 85 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 437 Write 108 Mixed 150 SusWrite 96.3 43% 198 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 28.8 114% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 95.4 DQ Mixed 126 119% 194 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 194 196 194 188 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 163 Mixed 62 SusWrite 194 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
WD WD5000AVCS-6 500GB 9,720 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 466GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 86 87 86 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 70.3 Write 87.3 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 86.1 54% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 77% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 1315 CT102464BD160B.M16 16GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	44.2% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 14.5 44% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 12.5 SC Mixed 12.4 33% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 60%

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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	13	1	60	23.8"	1280 720	SAM7178 LS24AG30x

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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