Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150420
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '19 at 02:55
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4170-$59 48,178 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 90.2 1-Core 109 2-Core 188 76% 129 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 282 36% 270 Pts	64-Core 287 18% 287 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz) 64,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.5057 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	3.19% Terrible	Lighting 3.27 Reflection 5.04 Parallax 4.25 3% 4.19 fps	MRender 4.29 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 7.74 4% 4.8 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.19% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 860GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 143 147 146 157 155 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 140 Write 45.2 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 147 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 205% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 176 175 176 180 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 170 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 177 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion+ Desk 3TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1.5TB free, PID 3340 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 26 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 31 Write 24 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 27.5 35% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.M16 1x8GB 2,735 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	31.8% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 8.9 28% 9.97 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 11.4 SC Mixed 9.6 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 34%

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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 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	616x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	471x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	417x

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 $38Bench 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	77x
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 $269	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 $177	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) $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