Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.35% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive86.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '19 at 21:31
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User DZA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 102
2-Core 205
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 418
56% 420 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 4GB, Driver: 340.52
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.35% Terrible
Lighting 4.13
Reflection 4.92
Parallax 3.25
3% 4.1 fps
MRender 5.05
Gravity 4.47
Splatting 3.09
3% 4.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.35%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0803B5a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 123 69 70 64 59 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 472
Write 203
Mixed 250
SusWrite 92.1
56% 254 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 46.8
161% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 251
193% 264 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
217GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 118 121 118 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 125
Write 127
Mixed 92
SusWrite 118
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.9
194% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix DMT451E6BFR8C-PB 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
58.7% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.2
58% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 16.5
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 59%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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