Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.6% 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.
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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z87-HD3  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140120
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 09 '18 at 12:33
Run Duration231 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 214
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 423
57% 423 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 82%
Great: 77%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.97% Terrible
Lighting 4.03
Reflection 6.77
Parallax 7.09
3% 5.97 fps
MRender 8.29
Gravity 2.47
Splatting 8.17
5% 6.31 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.97%
Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.5% Excellent
Lighting 100
Reflection 112
Parallax 95.2
82% 103 fps
MRender 94.9
Gravity 89.1
Splatting 99.3
78% 94.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 497
Write 402
Mixed 414
97% 438 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 23.8
4K Mixed 27.5
86% 25.6 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 95.4
118% 212 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 134%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB
952GB free
Firmware: 04.05G09 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
61.9% Good
Read 115
Write 101
Mixed 103
80% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 2.53
4K Mixed 0.49
109% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 61%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB
97GB free, PID 61b6
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
19.8% Very poor
Read 40.6
Write 42.5
Mixed 42
54% 41.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.28
61% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 42%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB
55GB free, PID 61b6
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
19.9% Very poor
Read 41.5
Write 42.6
Mixed 28.4
47% 37.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.33
63% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1600 C7 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
53.5% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 16.3
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 16.8
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 98%

 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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