Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.1% 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 Drive49.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z87-HD3  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140812
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateNov 11 '17 at 08:59
Run Duration492 Seconds
Run User MKD-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 (100th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 97.3
1-Core 106
2-Core 209
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 406
54% 406 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.11.1
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
56.1% Above average
Lighting 71.9
Reflection 69.3
Parallax 84.3
59% 75.1 fps
MRender 67.2
Gravity 68.3
Splatting 55.3
51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 444
Write 135
Mixed 173
54% 250 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 28
4K Mixed 11.5
61% 20 MB/s
DQ Read 101
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 36.3
50% 91.1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
374GB free
Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
WD WD10EZEX-00KUWA0 500GB
149GB free
Firmware: 3B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
WD WD5000AAKS-00A7B2 1TB
119GB free
Firmware: 1A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 173
Mixed 151
128% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.62
4K Mixed 0.36
138% 1.39 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 28.2
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 23.6
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 49.2
81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 85%

 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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