Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	107% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '20 at 22:03
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 125 2-Core 255 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 507 66% 496 Pts	64-Core 508 31% 508 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 2312) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1312 MHz, MLim: 1828 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Lighting 59.6 Reflection 67 Parallax 80.9 49% 69.2 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 56.6 50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 138 140 142 143 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 483 Mixed 322 SusWrite 163 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 55.8 198% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 171 180% 297 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$50 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 190GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 209 203 200 198 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 488 Mixed 365 SusWrite 220 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 54.8 198% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 280 230% 328 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 105%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 829GB free Firmware: MS2OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 168 156 166 174 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 179 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 165 101% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB 428 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	63.7% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 23.2 MC Mixed 20.2 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 19.3 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 64%

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	616x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	471x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	419x

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 $79Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16