Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 24.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics25.8% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z97-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 03 '18 at 20:49
Run Duration258 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 67%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
24.8% Poor
Memory 32.1
1-Core 36.1
2-Core 63.4
26% 43.9 Pts
4-Core 105
8-Core 88
13% 96.5 Pts
64-Core 76.8
5% 76.8 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Zotac(19DA 3255) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25.8% Poor
Lighting 23
Reflection 28
Parallax 56.2
19% 35.8 fps
MRender 58
Gravity 52.1
Splatting 39.1
40% 49.7 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 110 134 143 161 133 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Read 177
Write 168
Mixed 41.3
SusWrite 134
94% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1866 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
18.2% Very poor
MC Read 5.2
MC Write 8.2
MC Mixed 7.1
20% 6.83 GB/s
SC Read 2.8
SC Write 2.1
SC Mixed 5.2
10% 3.37 GB/s
Latency 243
16% 243 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 18.2%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 1,534 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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