Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics43.2% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140424
Uptime11.1 Days
Run DateNov 01 '18 at 01:25
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 130
2-Core 233
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 564
63% 495 Pts
64-Core 471
29% 471 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
MSI(1462 3080) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.8.1
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
43.2% Average
Lighting 51.3
Reflection 54.8
Parallax 56
42% 54 fps
MRender 53.3
Gravity 40
Splatting 69.6
46% 54.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 133 100 130 138 136 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Read 163
Write 176
Mixed 29.2
SusWrite 127
89% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 185 188 186 188 189 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 152
Write 107
Mixed 79.9
SusWrite 187
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
28.1% Poor
MC Read 8.5
MC Write 9.2
MC Mixed 8.1
25% 8.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 9.2
SC Mixed 8.2
25% 8.77 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 28.1%
Great: 38%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,410 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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