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Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics71.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive79.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 29 '17 at 06:41
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$56
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 112
2-Core 223
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 428
58% 430 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Lighting 91.9
Reflection 96.7
Parallax 83.7
75% 90.8 fps
MRender 83.5
Gravity 85
Splatting 74.1
66% 80.8 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$99
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 489
Write 339
Mixed 351
87% 393 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 76.9
4K Mixed 24.9
124% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 29.7
DQ Write 68.6
DQ Mixed 16.7
22% 38.4 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$58
939GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 119
Write 117
Mixed 104
85% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.2
56% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-049.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62.4% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 18.3
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 19.9
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,526 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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