Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.5% 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 Drive73.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 07 '18 at 12:42
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 97.7
1-Core 116
2-Core 231
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 451
60% 450 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
56.5% Above average
Lighting 71.6
Reflection 70.6
Parallax 60.2
58% 67.5 fps
MRender 65.5
Gravity 63.4
Splatting 65.1
53% 64.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Read 480
Write 334
Mixed 337
85% 384 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 75.1
4K Mixed 14.6
99% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 27.5
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 23.9
48% 90.9 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 99%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
207GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
40.9% Average
Read 76.2
Write 65.7
Mixed 73.4
54% 71.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 2.36
4K Mixed 0.43
120% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 34.1
MC Mixed 28.4
88% 31 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 24.6
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 47.6
84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,406 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $750
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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