Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive36.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z87-HD3  (all builds)
Memory1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130803
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateMay 17 '18 at 15:14
Run Duration601 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 84
1-Core 103
2-Core 205
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 400
52% 390 Pts
64-Core 377
23% 377 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card 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)
3.77% Terrible
Lighting 3.9
Reflection 6.62
Parallax 6.81
3% 5.78 fps
MRender 7.14
Gravity 2.33
Splatting 7.87
5% 5.78 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.77%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF3000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Read 497
Write 91.7
Mixed 158
54% 249 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 19.2
4K Mixed 3.61
37% 12.5 MB/s
DQ Read 15.7
DQ Write 20.9
DQ Mixed 3.68
7% 13.4 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 172
Mixed 163
127% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.19
91% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
294GB free
Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
58.4% Above average
Read 99
Write 105
Mixed 93
74% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.12
4K Mixed 0.48
103% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 88%
Hitachi HTS727550A9E364 500GB
435GB free, PID 2338
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
12.5% Very poor
Read 0.33
Write 41
Mixed 1.04
23% 14.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.21
4K Write 1.12
4K Mixed 0.19
45% 0.51 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.5%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
29.3% Poor
MC Read 9.8
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 8.8
27% 9.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 7.5
24% 8.5 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z87-HD3 Builds (Compare 1,791 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

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