Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z87-HD3  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140812
Uptime19 Days
Run DateOct 19 '20 at 17:11
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 137
2-Core 270
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 527
8-Core 504
70% 516 Pts
64-Core 540
33% 540 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 102
Parallax 101
88% 104 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 97.2
Splatting 88.1
83% 103 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 491
Write 484
Mixed 389
101% 455 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 62.4
222% 80.2 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 351
266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
160GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 134 134 131 134 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 154
Write 101
Mixed 89
SusWrite 133
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 112%
WD Elements 10B8 1.5TB
328GB free, PID 10b8
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 41 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
17.1% Very poor
Read 40.5
Write 35.2
Mixed 20
SusWrite 40.9
45% 34.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.5
43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
64% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 20.4
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 19.8
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 64%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z87-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,778 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $157
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