Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.4% 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 Drive	51.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140611
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '19 at 09:36
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 97.1 1-Core 88 2-Core 243 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 464 63% 469 Pts	64-Core 480 30% 480 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% MSI(1462 3080) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.12.3 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Lighting 70.8 Reflection 61.2 Parallax 88.4 58% 73.5 fps	MRender 61.2 Gravity 63.9 Splatting 79 57% 68 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 41 38 39 39 37 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.4% Above average	Read 244 Write 55.9 Mixed 77.4 SusWrite 39.8 23% 104 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 23 101% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 56.4 DQ Mixed 57.3 78% 152 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 85%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 153 151 153 153 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 84.6 Write 121 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 152 69% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.8 340% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 94%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 108GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 83 84 84 84 84 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 87 Write 44.4 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 83.8 51% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 62%
SecureLock 32GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 29GB free, PID 9917 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 128 Write 92.3 116% 110 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.4 140% 6.63 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Vulcan-2133 2x4GB 609 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 22.8 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 19.8 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 74%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	616x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	470x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	416x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	291x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	204x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	77x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	70x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	63x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	81x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	77x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	38x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16