Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive101% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 30 '18 at 15:56
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU1%

 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 i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 97.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 252
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 694
70% 566 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
MSI(1462 328D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.1% Good
Lighting 78.4
Reflection 77.5
Parallax 74.6
64% 76.8 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 71.2
Splatting 71.9
59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
GOODRAM 240GB
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM22.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 354 352 351 253 356 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 412
Write 458
Mixed 315
SusWrite 343
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 41
162% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 283
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 154
160% 258 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 101%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 208 211 210 213 213 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 170
Mixed 89.2
SusWrite 211
123% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 119%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 25.9
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 25.2
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 47.8
84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 84%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,406 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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HDDRAMUSB
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