Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive119% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJul 27 '20 at 04:38
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 117
2-Core 231
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 568
62% 494 Pts
64-Core 590
36% 590 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630
MSI(1462 2750) 2GB
CLim: 875 MHz, MLim: 445 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
3.33% Terrible
Lighting 3.6
Reflection 3.5
Parallax 3.5
3% 3.53 fps
MRender 4.52
Gravity 4.23
Splatting 5.91
4% 4.89 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.33%
Great: 5%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 320 297 293 296 289 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 488
Mixed 403
SusWrite 310
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 60.8
206% 73.1 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 359
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 119%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
58.3% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 16.8
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,406 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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