Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.1% 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	82.4% 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 8 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 09 '17 at 16:20
Run Duration	493 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (49^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)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 83.7 1-Core 109 2-Core 217 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 578 63% 500 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.5% 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: 381.89 Performing below potential (100^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (72 fps cap detected)	57.1% Above average	Lighting 72.6 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 70.6 59% 71.8 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 65 Splatting 59.3 53% 65.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 97 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 28 (A2) Unknown 100 100 142 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 21 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 21 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 387 (F2) Unknown 100 100 317	82.4% Excellent	Read 506 Write 342 Mixed 344 88% 398 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 10.5 106% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 48.6 93% 188 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 97%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 33GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 168 2416 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1589 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 13916 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1031 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 420 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1168 (C2) HDA temperature 115 100 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	75.8% Very good	Read 146 Write 118 Mixed 116 95% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.22 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.27 73% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 108%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 36GB free Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 87308440 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3917 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 69 60 30125335678 (09) Power-on hours count 65 65 31313 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3406 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 8590262286 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 71 56 505217053 (C2) HDA temperature 29 44 38654705693 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 48 25 87308440 (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 77979426265490 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4252468921 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3671960030	33.2% Below average	Read 56.1 Write 59.2 Mixed 50.3 41% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.17 4K Mixed 0.32 80% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 61%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 30GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 2 (03) Spinup time 164 158 6791 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3570 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 59 59 30041 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3117 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 226 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3568 (C2) HDA temperature 116 92 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 140983 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	36.8% Below average	Read 54.1 Write 73.9 Mixed 57.9 46% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.26 78% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 57%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 26GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 74.2 Write 64.4 Mixed 46.1 76% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 2.04 4K Mixed 0.16 76% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 45%
TOSHIBA MK3259GSX 320GB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 24GB free, PID 70f1 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 33.8 Write 33.1 Mixed 30.8 42% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.29 4K Write 0.28 4K Mixed 0.17 16% 0.25 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 19%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 2,655 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 22GB free, PID a013 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 63.1 Write 63.4 Mixed 45.9 72% 57.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 0.82 4K Mixed 0.29 39% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 43%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 16GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	26.3% Poor	Read 71.6 Write 60.8 Mixed 25.4 62% 52.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.26 4K Write 0.86 4K Mixed 0.24 39% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 42%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 15GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 69.8 Write 131 Mixed 16 94% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.16 4K Mixed 0.14 45% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 74%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 500GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 15GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 47.1 Write 43.3 Mixed 8.7 38% 33 MB/s	4K Read 0.26 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.12 50% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 32%
WD My Passport 500GB 3,424 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 14GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Read 61.1 Write 76 Mixed 21.7 66% 53 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.13 52% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 37%
Seagate Desktop 2TB 3,779 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 6GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 32.6 Write 33.1 Mixed 5.84 28% 23.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 0.36 4K Mixed 0.15 19% 0.32 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C11-8GXM 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0420 F3-2400C11-8GXM 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 32GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.8% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 14.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 15.5 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 83%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	615x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	468x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	416x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	290x
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
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	63x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	81x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	75x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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