Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	25.2% 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 Drive	78% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '21 at 19:44
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 85.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 236 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 664 67% 546 Pts	64-Core 656 41% 656 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2765) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.2% Poor	Lighting 28.2 Reflection 35.6 Parallax 29.8 23% 31.2 fps	MRender 40.3 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 31.7 30% 36.8 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 105 100 111 114 103 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 468 Write 260 Mixed 329 SusWrite 124 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 37.4 145% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 73.2 DQ Mixed 58.1 70% 128 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 621GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 158 158 158 158 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 156 Write 148 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 156 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 109%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 841GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 114 121 123 122 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 90.2 Write 103 Mixed 91.4 SusWrite 117 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL10 Series 1302 1600 CL9 Series 1302 1600 CL9 Series 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.6% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 18 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 16.3 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	27"	1280 720	GSM5A64 27EA31

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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	471x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	418x

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 $75Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16