Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	25.6% 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)
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '18 at 23:08
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 135 2-Core 269 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 520 69% 517 Pts	64-Core 517 32% 517 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.6% Poor	Lighting 28.5 Reflection 36.7 Parallax 33.3 23% 32.8 fps	MRender 45.9 Gravity 31.9 Splatting 34.2 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 475 Write 184 Mixed 226 64% 295 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 36.7 149% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 167 137% 201 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 89%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 133 132 135 135 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 138 Write 112 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 133 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 193GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5724 Write 39 Mixed 66.5 1,391% 1,943 MB/s	4K Read 862 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 2.1 36,169% 288 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 74%
WD WD10EALX-009BA0 500GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 239GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 468 469 477 480 287 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 510 Write 486 Mixed 463 SusWrite 422 350% 470 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 66 11,872% 84.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 358 3,299% 362 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 80%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -3 64GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 34GB free, PID 0301 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 17 17 17 18 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 89.7 Write 16.2 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 17 35% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 3.2 169% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	63.1% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 19.5 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 20 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 63%

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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	615x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	468x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	416x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	290x
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
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	63x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	81x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	75x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16