Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.3% 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	92.8% 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 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150420
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '18 at 00:33
Run Duration	355 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 109 2-Core 222 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 584 61% 488 Pts	64-Core 581 36% 581 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Lighting 73.6 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 70.9 60% 72.3 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 56 52% 64.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 204 145 177 99 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 485 Mixed 405 SusWrite 182 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 40.3 166% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 159 144% 215 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 97%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 12GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 116 131 129 115 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 151 Write 146 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 119 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 108%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 20GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 100 104 104 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 106 Write 97 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 105 67% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 61%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 19GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 81 83 84 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 84 Write 83.5 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 81.1 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 57%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 32GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 78 77 77 75 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	33% Below average	Read 65.5 Write 68.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 75 84% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 45%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 24GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 83 54 67 69 68 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	25.7% Poor	Read 43 Write 37.5 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 64.9 62% 45.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 42%
WD My Passport 500GB 3,424 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 14GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 77 77 77 78 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 74.5 Write 76.5 Mixed 43.2 SusWrite 76.6 91% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 37%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 11GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 70 79 64 58 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	29.4% Poor	Read 69 Write 48.3 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 64.4 74% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 42%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 500GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 11GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 67 69 70 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	29.7% Poor	Read 68.8 Write 68.5 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 67.6 84% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 32%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 1,450 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2TB free, PID 231a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 131 132 129 132 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 58 Write 133 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 130 139% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.7 202% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 49%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 2,655 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 13GB free, PID a013 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 85 82 85 80 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 53 Write 43.8 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 82.3 77% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 43%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 16GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 128 130 128 130 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 87.3 Write 59 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 128 115% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 64% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0420 F3-2400C11-8GXM 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0420 F3-2400C11-8GXM 32GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.9% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 14.8 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 13.8 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 86%

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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	615x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	469x
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 $37Bench 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	76x
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 $274	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 $183	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