Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics20.7% 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 Drive51.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 27 '19 at 19:25
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$50
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 103
2-Core 203
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 414
54% 409 Pts
64-Core 394
24% 394 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 480-$500
Nvidia(10DE 075F) 1.5GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 924 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
20.7% Poor
Lighting 23.9
Reflection 36.7
Parallax 26.3
20% 29 fps
MRender 38.7
Gravity 19.4
Splatting 27.5
23% 28.5 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 25 87 56 8.5 1.3 MB/s
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
51.5% Above average
Read 200
Write 94.8
Mixed 200
SusWrite 49.5
30% 136 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 71
4K Mixed 25.1
100% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 232
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 118
118% 191 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 100%
HP S700 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: R0522A1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 370 408 423 406 409 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 406
Mixed 385
SusWrite 402
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 25.8
136% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 37.8
100% 209 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend TS1GLK64V6H 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.1% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 18.1
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 20.1
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,462 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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