Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	87.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	111% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z87X-OC
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140710
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '18 at 05:42
Run Duration	415 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 97.8 1-Core 114 2-Core 224 84% 145 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 546 57% 459 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36B6) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 114 Parallax 103 92% 110 fps	MRender 94.4 Gravity 102 Splatting 92.9 79% 96.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 223GB free Firmware: DC02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 102 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -41171556478780 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1146 (AA) Unknown 65 65 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 51 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 94 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 29 55 77313015837 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 94 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 842194 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 31 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 65 65 0 (E9) Unknown 81 81 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 842194 (F2) Unknown 100 100 391267 (F9) Unknown 100 100 133919	84% Excellent	Read 488 Write 231 Mixed 307 75% 342 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 25.2 134% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 55.2 94% 182 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 210GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6783 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 461 (B1) Unknown 98 98 40 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 43 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 58 (F1) Unknown 99 99 18596995514	111% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 400 Mixed 414 98% 442 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 47 172% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 127 140% 241 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 6TB free Firmware: D781 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 164 Write 96.3 Mixed 90.8 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 7.41 4K Mixed 0.64 248% 3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 125 125 25789727024 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 13342 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 35103 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1106 (C0) Power-off retract count 86 86 16924 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 86 86 16924 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 283469086749 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	101% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 168 Mixed 177 133% 176 MB/s	4K Read 1.14 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.19 103% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 67 (03) Spinup time 124 124 25789792562 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 13311 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 35105 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1104 (C0) Power-off retract count 86 86 17017 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 86 86 17017 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 257699217437 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	85.9% Excellent	Read 158 Write 141 Mixed 140 110% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.11 4K Write 2.23 4K Mixed 0.23 112% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 70 (03) Spinup time 127 127 25789268265 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 10768 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 34500 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1088 (C0) Power-off retract count 89 89 14361 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 14361 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 279174053918 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1	96.3% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 163 Mixed 163 125% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.21 94% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 126 126 25789464876 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 11439 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 76 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 35103 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1107 (C0) Power-off retract count 88 88 15005 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 88 88 15005 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 287764054046 (C4) Reallocation count 93 93 311 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	100% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 168 Mixed 161 128% 170 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.2 75% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%
SRT USB 3.0 JET 16G 16GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 11GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	9.81% Terrible	Read 36.3 Write 7.22 Mixed 20.2 23% 21.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0.49 4K Mixed 0.67 62% 2.45 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.81% Great: 15%
CADlink Technology 4GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 4GB free, PID 6864 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	9.61% Terrible	Read 26.6 Write 7.77 Mixed 12.9 17% 15.8 MB/s	4K Read 7.65 4K Write 0.73 4K Mixed 0.55 72% 2.98 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 9.61% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 25.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 25.1 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 46.8 86% 46.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 88%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC-CF

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	180x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	45x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	31x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	27x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	21x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	12x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	9x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	8x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $326

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16