Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive11.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z87-HD3  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131023
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 20 '18 at 21:13
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 90.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 212
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 417
55% 414 Pts
64-Core 403
25% 403 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
64.8% Good
Lighting 82
Reflection 86
Parallax 84.5
67% 84.2 fps
MRender 81.4
Gravity 74.9
Splatting 69.2
61% 75.1 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.1.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 15 15 13 18 16 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
11.6% Very poor
Read 41.4
Write 28.7
Mixed 19.9
SusWrite 15.6
6% 26.4 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 2.1
33% 7.63 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 56%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
816GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 179 180 176 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 211
Write 159
Mixed 117
SusWrite 180
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 112%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend JM1600KLH-4G 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
58.9% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.1
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 16.6
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z87-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,778 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $157
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