Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics20.9% 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 Drive9.75% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateApr 05 '22 at 15:56
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 below expectations (34th percentile)
69.6% Good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 103
2-Core 195
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 304
8-Core 477
48% 390 Pts
64-Core 516
32% 516 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90
CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.30.23.01
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
20.9% Poor
Lighting 25.1
Reflection 27.3
Parallax 35.6
20% 29.3 fps
MRender 26.8
Gravity 27.8
Splatting 25.9
22% 26.8 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 20.9%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD10EFRX-68FYTN0 1TB
355GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 68 73 75 79 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
9.75% Terrible
Read 106
Write 110
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 71.4
21% 93.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
4% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 9.75%
Great: 16%
WD WD10EFRX-68FYTN0 1TB
928GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 160
Mixed 107
29% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
4% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.8% Average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 13.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 14.2
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 74.8
53% 74.8 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,428 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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