Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	103% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140424
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 13:39
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 238 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 592 61% 492 Pts	64-Core 610 38% 610 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 74 62 52 48 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 487 Mixed 378 SusWrite 86.1 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 56.5 199% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 233 210% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Evo mSATA 500GB 727 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 229GB free Firmware: EXT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 383 359 358 357 356 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 485 Mixed 414 SusWrite 383 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 63.6 216% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 254 221% 327 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 119%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB 17,984 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 86GB free Firmware: 10.02E04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 49 49 49 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 56.3 Write 53.5 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 48.5 36% 49.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 35%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 378GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 49 50 50 50 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 92.2 Write 85.2 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 50.2 52% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 17.8 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 19.8 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	616x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	470x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	416x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	291x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	204x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	77x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	70x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	63x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	81x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	77x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	38x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16