Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	43.2% 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	94.1% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '20 at 19:00
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 129 2-Core 231 87% 151 Pts	4-Core 409 8-Core 663 66% 536 Pts	64-Core 667 41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia Quadro K6000-$4,000 1,173 User benchmarks, average bench 44% Nvidia(10DE 1036) ≥ 4GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.2% Average	Lighting 52.6 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 72.2 43% 60 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 61.2 Splatting 40.1 44% 55.6 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 47%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 208 127 103 127 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 357 Mixed 332 SusWrite 153 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 44.9 165% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 99.3 130% 232 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 98GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 78 86 100 101 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 100 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 86.8 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 70%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 107GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 67 66 65 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 65.9 Write 63.9 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 65.7 46% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 62%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90 11,249 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 58GB free Firmware: 04.04V02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 116 115 113 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 122 Write 121 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 115 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GB 1,509 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	60.4% Good	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 18.4 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 20 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	618x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	472x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	292x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	205x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	157x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	77x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	78x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16