Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics9.54% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive43.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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-Z87-HD3  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130803
Uptime29.8 Days
Run DateNov 11 '17 at 13:40
Run Duration212 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 101
2-Core 202
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 377
46% 354 Pts
64-Core 395
24% 395 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
Gigabyte(1458 362B) 2GB
CLim: 1110 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
9.54% Terrible
Lighting 10.7
Reflection 9.88
Parallax 12.2
9% 10.9 fps
MRender 14.1
Gravity 12.8
Splatting 13.8
11% 13.6 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.54%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 120GB-$65
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 541ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 495
Write 19.7
Mixed 39.2
39% 185 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 19.6
4K Mixed 14.2
58% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 19.8
DQ Mixed 11.2
32% 74.2 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 84%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
43.2% Average
Read 72
Write 78.4
Mixed 68.5
55% 73 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.2
77% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 63%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12
0GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
34.2% Below average
Read 130
Write 43.4
Mixed 38.1
72% 70.5 MB/s
4K Read 5.86
4K Write 1.48
4K Mixed 0.66
95% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
52.3% Above average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 16.4
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 17.5
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z87-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,778 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $157
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