Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics87% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive71.1% 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 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '18 at 14:07
Run Duration258 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 224
83% 144 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 420
57% 423 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
87% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 142
Parallax 122
85% 123 fps
MRender 97.6
Gravity 130
Splatting 109
92% 112 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 87%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 187 177 177 184 181 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Read 298
Write 367
Mixed 279
SusWrite 180
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 65.4
4K Mixed 44.9
145% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 38.3
DQ Write 79.9
DQ Mixed 48.4
40% 55.5 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
92GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 187 179 178 184 183 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 372
Write 389
Mixed 328
SusWrite 181
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 54.9
183% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 46.7
DQ Write 111
DQ Mixed 61.9
52% 73.3 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 128%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 168 168 169 168 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 170
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 168
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
214% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.1% Below average
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 12
MC Mixed 10.7
33% 11.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 11.4
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,405 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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