Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive44.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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)
Memory21.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 30 '20 at 07:19
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 130
2-Core 263
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 526
8-Core 528
70% 527 Pts
64-Core 523
32% 523 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 93%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.1% Very good
Lighting 96.2
Reflection 112
Parallax 94.8
78% 101 fps
MRender 96.3
Gravity 92.5
Splatting 94.9
78% 94.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 45 114 44 37 60 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 318
Write 118
Mixed 191
SusWrite 59
38% 171 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 14.8
80% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 25.6
DQ Mixed 19.8
33% 68.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 100%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
116GB free
Firmware: R0105A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 64 62 88 94 75 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 500
Write 454
Mixed 428
SusWrite 129
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 16.9
4K Mixed 1.2
65% 18 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 1.3
56% 136 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G3D169DS3.16FE 1315 BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE 1315 BLS8G3D169DS3.16FE 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.8% Average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 13.8
40% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 14.6
40% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 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 2,405 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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