Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	22% 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	62.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '18 at 21:59
Run Duration	337 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590S-$79 11,598 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 97.8 2-Core 193 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 367 8-Core 371 49% 369 Pts	64-Core 375 23% 375 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 22D2) CLim: 1212 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.3.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	22% Poor	Lighting 25.4 Reflection 31.6 Parallax 29.9 21% 29 fps	MRender 30.9 Gravity 23.8 Splatting 33.8 25% 29.5 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 44 100 1324 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 522 (A6) Unknown 100 100 45 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 96 (A9) Unknown 100 100 23 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 81 (AE) Unknown 100 100 90 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 100 188978561061 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 2 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 7081 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2810 (F2) Unknown 253 253 2400	62.9% Good	Read 498 Write 201 Mixed 185 64% 295 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 3.65 89% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 23.4 50% 104 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 78%
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB 7,087 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free Firmware: 04.01G01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 238 229 10058 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5313 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 75 75 18409 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1357 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 220 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 150 150 150292 (C2) HDA temperature 124 103 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	58.1% Above average	Read 103 Write 99.2 Mixed 8.53 50% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.92 4K Write 2.56 4K Mixed 0.38 128% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 63%
Seagate ST2000NM0011 2TB-$60 4,076 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: SN03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 78 63 82053400 (03) Spinup time 92 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3077 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 58 58 322172499954 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 8640 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1312 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 57 622395423 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 108 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 4239 (C2) HDA temperature 31 43 51539607583 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 114 99 82053400 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	81.3% Excellent	Read 144 Write 139 Mixed 68.9 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.95 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.69 156% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 930GB free Firmware: CC98 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 113 99 53651896 (03) Spinup time 93 90 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 980 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 67 60 5657035 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2700 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 396 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 17180131332 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 44 4816699421 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 146 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1204 (C2) HDA temperature 29 56 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 17 12 53651896 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -214748362003 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3448248611 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2722562933	74.1% Very good	Read 127 Write 131 Mixed 27 69% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.03 4K Mixed 0.18 70% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 75%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 827GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 198 193 17411 (03) Spinup time 183 163 3841 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2972 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4447 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1701 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1065 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1906 (C2) HDA temperature 118 95 29 (C4) Reallocation count 199 199 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 2 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 31 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 22	49.9% Average	Read 73.1 Write 101 Mixed 5.12 43% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.23 75% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 74%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 349GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 169 161 6508 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3927 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 9791 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2265 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 113 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 137 137 191299 (C2) HDA temperature 123 101 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	60% Good	Read 112 Write 96.4 Mixed 62.9 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 2.09 4K Mixed 0.2 92% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 67%
Mass Storage Device 320GB 2,915 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 155GB free, PID 6116 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 38.8 Mixed 11.1 35% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.34 75% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-057.A00LF 0711 PUD31600C118GVS 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.8% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 16.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 52%

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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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Value: 60% - Above average

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