Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	36.7% 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 Drive	60.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '20 at 12:04
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Memory 74 1-Core 84.6 2-Core 159 62% 106 Pts	4-Core 149 8-Core 156 20% 153 Pts	64-Core 145 9% 145 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Gigabyte(1458 2261) 3GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.2.1 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 31.9 Parallax 60 39% 46.5 fps	MRender 30.8 Gravity 49.1 Splatting 39.2 33% 39.7 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 297 294 295 296 295 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 447 Write 296 Mixed 248 SusWrite 294 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 17.8 66% 24.8 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 47.8 DQ Mixed 52.5 53% 88.9 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 103GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 148 150 149 149 149 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 442 Mixed 394 SusWrite 179 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 51.4 175% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 341 261% 354 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 336GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 108 106 106 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 193 Write 140 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 106 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 112%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 189GB free Firmware: 3.CHN SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 75 74 75 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	37% Below average	Read 54.2 Write 35 Mixed 40 SusWrite 74.3 38% 50.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 43%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 36 Write 40.8 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 40.8 28% 38 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.5 168% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 0420 F3-2400C10-4GTX KHX1600C10D3/4G 0420 F3-2400C10-4GTX 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.8% Below average	MC Read 11.7 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 11.8 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 13 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 92.5 43% 92.5 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 42%

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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	616x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	470x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	417x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	291x
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
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	63x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	81x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	77x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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