Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66.8% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 03 '18 at 00:18
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 43%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 90
1-Core 106
2-Core 196
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 380
51% 380 Pts
64-Core 384
24% 384 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.8% Good
Lighting 78.5
Reflection 76.6
Parallax 71.5
64% 75.5 fps
MRender 70.3
Gravity 69.7
Splatting 70.4
58% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 140 126 124 135 135 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 292
Write 213
Mixed 211
SusWrite 130
47% 211 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 30.5
130% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 136
113% 161 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 85%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
186GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 202 215 211 213 213 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 444
Write 418
Mixed 336
SusWrite 218
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 77.4
4K Mixed 39.5
139% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 211
183% 268 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
890GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 178 179 180 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 151
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 179
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.7% Below average
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 10.7
MC Mixed 9.3
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 9.4
27% 9.43 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,408 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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