Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics21% 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)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 14 '17 at 15:34
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 247
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 485
64% 482 Pts
64-Core 483
30% 483 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
Gigabyte(1458 361B) 3GB
CLim: 1377 MHz, MLim: 1577 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
21% Poor
Lighting 6.33
Reflection 54.8
Parallax 71
5% 44.1 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 70.4
Splatting 52.6
52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 21%
Great: 49%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Read 130
Write 134
Mixed 118
96% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 2.31
4K Mixed 0.26
107% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
48.7% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 13.8
45% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 15.4
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 49.1
81% 49.1 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,405 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $750
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