Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '19 at 16:12
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 90.1
1-Core 99.9
2-Core 194
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 363
49% 365 Pts
64-Core 364
22% 364 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6870
XFX(1682 3100) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
16.7% Very poor
Lighting 22.4
Reflection 15.4
Parallax 19.6
18% 19.1 fps
MRender 12.9
Gravity 15.6
Splatting 20
14% 16.1 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 16.7%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
721GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 70 76 76 76 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 77.9
Write 82.8
Mixed 44.3
SusWrite 69.5
50% 68.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1333 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
55% Above average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 17.5
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 17.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 55%
Great: 54%

 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
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