Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	86.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140507
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '20 at 21:54
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74% Very good	Memory 78.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 212 74% 133 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 404 54% 402 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Nvidia(10DE 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	86.7% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 112 Parallax 95.8 87% 105 fps	MRender 96.2 Gravity 118 Splatting 98.8 85% 104 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 436 Write 405 Mixed 335 87% 392 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 52.7 182% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 227 206% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
WD WD1600BEVS-22UST0 160GB 6,043 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 16GB free Firmware: 08.01G08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 43 42 42 43 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 35.1 Write 34 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 42.3 25% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 34%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 167GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 189 186 184 190 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 122 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 187 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
Seagate ST91000430AS 1TB 215 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 35GB free Firmware: CC9D SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 46 46 50 49 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 31.9 Write 35.6 Mixed 15.9 SusWrite 48 24% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 60% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 46%
WD My Passport 2626 1TB 5,856 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 141GB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 66 66 66 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 68.9 Write 63.9 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 65.8 83% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.3 159% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 67%
WD Elements 25A1 4TB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 81 82 82 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 64.9 Write 55.1 Mixed 46 SusWrite 79.5 83% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.7 234% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-052.A00LF 99U5471-047.A00LF 99U5471-052.A00LF 99U5471-047.A00LF 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	48.9% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 15.5 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 15.4 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 51%

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

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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	469x
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 $37Bench 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	76x
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 $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	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