Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	19.7% 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 Drive	118% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '18 at 03:40
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 94.5 1-Core 96.1 2-Core 170 72% 120 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 343 48% 355 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 3649) 2GB CLim: 1437 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Lighting 24.8 Reflection 18.1 Parallax 22.1 20% 21.7 fps	MRender 27 Gravity 24.6 Splatting 18.7 19% 23.4 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 291 300 293 286 285 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 484 Mixed 364 SusWrite 305 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 60.8 205% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 14GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 127 127 127 125 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 426 Write 135 Mixed 182 SusWrite 121 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 40.2 156% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 125 100% 141 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 79%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 191 197 194 197 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 184 Mixed 29 SusWrite 195 108% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 111 111 112 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 140 Write 101 Mixed 73 SusWrite 110 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 779GB free Firmware: CV23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 188 191 191 193 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 199 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 190 122% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 119%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 15GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 136 Write 85.3 Mixed 80.8 119% 101 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 2.9 216% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 39%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 10GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 18 19 20 17 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 125 Write 15.3 Mixed 23 SusWrite 19.8 44% 45.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 31%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 13GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 6.5 5 6.7 6.8 6.7 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 41.2 Write 15.6 Mixed 10.8 SusWrite 7.4 20% 18.8 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.8 69% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0793 GY1600D364L9/4G 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 0793 GY1600D364L9/4G 16GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	63.7% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 20.4 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 20.3 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 64%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	616x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	471x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	418x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	291x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	204x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	77x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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	77x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16