Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics114% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.9% 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.
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)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150420
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 10 '20 at 08:26
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 88.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 229
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 434
58% 432 Pts
64-Core 431
27% 431 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 132
Parallax 136
120% 139 fps
MRender 182
Gravity 138
Splatting 109
113% 143 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 114%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41320RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 92 44 60 51 76 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 450
Mixed 266
SusWrite 82.7
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 49.5
180% 65.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 244
204% 298 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
316GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 128 129 129 129 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 152
Write 151
Mixed 102
SusWrite 128
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 178 179 180 181 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 159
Mixed 97.6
SusWrite 178
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
54.2% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 16.8
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.1
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,405 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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