Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics18.1% 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 Drive84.2% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '20 at 21:09
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 104
2-Core 232
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 597
64% 510 Pts
64-Core 594
37% 594 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Gigabyte(1458 362D) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
18.1% Very poor
Lighting 22.8
Reflection 16
Parallax 19.8
19% 19.5 fps
MRender 25.2
Gravity 22.6
Splatting 16.9
17% 21.6 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.1%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
NE-128 128GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0312C0G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 314 295 260 45 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Read 329
Write 278
Mixed 287
SusWrite 209
62% 276 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 24.3
149% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 249
208% 304 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 173%
Asmt USB 3.0 Destop H 6TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 155 151 159 156 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 170
Mixed 119
SusWrite 155
114% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 95%
Asmt USB 3.0 Destop H 3TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 154 155 153 157 155 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 152
Write 124
Mixed 89.2
SusWrite 155
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1320 0012 1320 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
57.9% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.5
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 19.4
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,411 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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