Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	36.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	10GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 10GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 10 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140507
Uptime	10.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '17 at 12:32
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i3-4160-$79 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 90.1 1-Core 108 2-Core 199 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 286 8-Core 284 38% 285 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz) 64,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264 Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	1.85% Terrible	Lighting 3.43 Reflection 5.27 Parallax 4.25 3% 4.32 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.85% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84 8,513 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.0.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 10087 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3274 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 274 (AE) Unknown 100 100 330 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 913 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1274 (F1) Unknown 100 100 27115105668 (F2) Unknown 100 100 29397093394	36.3% Below average	Read 444 Write 119 Mixed 182 54% 248 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 9.79 4K Mixed 4.6 38% 10.7 MB/s	DQ Read 17.7 DQ Write 9.02 DQ Mixed 4.77 6% 10.5 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 56%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18 39,749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 16GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 148 136 1591 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 752 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1173 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 519 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 43 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2871 (C2) HDA temperature 120 81 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	30.6% Below average	Read 67 Write 39.6 Mixed 52.7 40% 53.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 0.36 4K Mixed 0.13 40% 0.32 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 47%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 11GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 170 2350 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4031 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2039 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1643 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 63 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 194 194 19040 (C2) HDA temperature 120 105 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 346 (F1) Unknown 200 200 8611583526 (F2) Unknown 200 200 7237270760	25.2% Poor	Read 61.2 Write 26.6 Mixed 49.6 35% 45.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.27 4K Write 0.65 4K Mixed 0.06 30% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 109%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 3GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 75 75 8270 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 9737 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 13441 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5227 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 85 44 252641295 (C2) HDA temperature 81 44 17499619347 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 314977 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 12 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	35% Below average	Read 102 Write 19.8 Mixed 95.3 56% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.22 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.14 52% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Team-Elite-1600 Samsung M378B5773SB0-CK0 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 10GB 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 14.7 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 14.9 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,407 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	615x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	469x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	416x

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	76x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	38x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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) $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