Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics97.5% 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 Drive41.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-HD3  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141208
Uptime5.3 Days
Run DateJan 18 '20 at 13:28
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 118
2-Core 224
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 591
59% 480 Pts
64-Core 578
36% 578 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.5% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 123
Parallax 96.1
99% 113 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 136
Splatting 108
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 41 18 2 12 33 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 390
Write 94.7
Mixed 186
SusWrite 26.4
38% 174 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 21.7
4K Mixed 19.2
68% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 35.8
DQ Mixed 0.9
20% 50.9 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 56%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
111GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 72 73 74 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
47.4% Average
Read 91.7
Write 85.8
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 73
60% 80.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 76%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
405GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 47 44 46 45 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
33.4% Below average
Read 70.2
Write 73.3
Mixed 63.5
SusWrite 45.6
47% 63.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C9D3/4GX 0622 DDR3-1600 CL9 4GB KHX1866C9D3/4GX 0622 DDR3-1600 CL9 4GB 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
56% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 16.4
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 18.5
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 56%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-HD3 Builds (Compare 2,413 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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