Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics35.9% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150420
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateAug 30 '16 at 18:34
Run Duration102 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G3258-$32
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
39% Below average
Memory 58
1-Core 48.7
2-Core 45.2
36% 50.6 Pts
4-Core 114
8-Core 139
16% 127 Pts
64-Core 132
8% 132 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 39%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.300.2311.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
35.9% Below average
Lighting 45.8
Reflection 34.6
Parallax 57.9
37% 46.1 fps
MRender 32.4
Gravity 44.6
Splatting 42.8
33% 39.9 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 34%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDT721032SLA380 320GB
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ST2OA31B Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Read 70.5
Write 64.4
Mixed 81.2
55% 72 MB/s
4K Read 0.25
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.23
67% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
33.9% Below average
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 7.7
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 10.4
SC Mixed 14.4
34% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 134
30% 134 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 54%

 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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