Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics19.9% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory20.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '19 at 01:59
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 90.9
1-Core 95.4
2-Core 192
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 360
46% 345 Pts
64-Core 335
21% 335 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
19.9% Very poor
Lighting 25
Reflection 19.3
Parallax 22.5
20% 22.3 fps
MRender 27.3
Gravity 25.1
Splatting 19.1
19% 23.8 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 19%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 157 172 171 184 188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 172
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 168
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT102464BA160B.C16 1315 CT102464BD160B.M16 1315 CT102464BD160B.M16 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
59.8% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 18
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,457 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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