Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics69.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive115% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory19.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateOct 13 '20 at 02:13
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
67.2% Good
Memory 76.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 179
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 596
54% 454 Pts
64-Core 595
37% 595 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.9% Good
Lighting 86.9
Reflection 78.1
Parallax 75.2
71% 80.1 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 72.4
Splatting 71.5
68% 85.5 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 451 444 433 429 433 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 445
Write 456
Mixed 341
SusWrite 439
95% 420 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 49.7
175% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 355
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 115%
Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 149 139 140 140 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Read 142
Write 137
Mixed 95.3
SusWrite 144
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-077.A00LF 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 9905471-077.A00LF 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
56.5% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 16.4
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19.8
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 87.1
46% 87.1 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,421 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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