Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	46.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '19 at 09:01
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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)	76.5% Very good	Memory 93.1 1-Core 96.1 2-Core 185 74% 125 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 333 46% 342 Pts	64-Core 362 22% 362 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.3 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.1% Average	Lighting 56.2 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 72.8 46% 64.4 fps	MRender 64.6 Gravity 55.6 Splatting 52.9 47% 57.7 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 124 126 134 136 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 376 Mixed 329 SusWrite 157 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 53.6 192% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 283 234% 337 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 824GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 104 104 104 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 101 Write 110 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 105 70% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 62%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 673GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 99.4 Write 113 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 109 71% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%
Seagate M3 1TB 2,563 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 261GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 105 105 100 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 77.8 Write 96.9 Mixed 94 SusWrite 104 69% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.5 150% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 19,522 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	62.1% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 20.4 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 18.8 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	615x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	470x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	416x

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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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