Gigabyte GA-Z87X-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	93.4% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z87X-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140825
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '18 at 18:15
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 93.3 2-Core 254 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 503 67% 503 Pts	64-Core 504 31% 504 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% EVGA(3842 2774) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 32% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 233 225 223 221 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 330 Mixed 308 SusWrite 239 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 44 163% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 124 128% 205 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 97%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 201GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 475 483 483 431 269 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 488 Mixed 453 SusWrite 433 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 49.8 171% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 144 118% 173 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 129%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 27GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 68 64 68 67 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 61.8 Write 59.3 Mixed 46 SusWrite 65.5 43% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62.7% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 19.4 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 19.8 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-HD3

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	31x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	15x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	14x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	9x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	9x
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	7x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
870 QVO 2TBSamsung $149Bench 102%, 41,734 samples	5x
860 QVO 1TBSamsung $109Bench 89%, 201,200 samples	5x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	6x
DDR3 1866 2x8GBUnknownBench 55%, 1,300 samples	6x
DDR3 1866 2x4GBUnknownBench 51%, 1,483 samples	5x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $346

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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