Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 25%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (1st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 99 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 14.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics12.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z97-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 03 '18 at 22:23
Run Duration451 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing way below expectations (1st 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 0.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
14.5% Very poor
Memory 27.5
1-Core 34.2
2-Core 33.1
21% 31.6 Pts
4-Core 9.9
8-Core 15.9
2% 12.9 Pts
64-Core 30.1
2% 30.1 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 14.5%
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
12.6% Very poor
Lighting 8.53
Reflection 13.2
Parallax 25.6
7% 15.8 fps
MRender 24.1
Gravity 36
Splatting 26.5
24% 28.9 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 12.6%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 17 31 6.4 2.8 4.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
23.9% Poor
Read 68.1
Write 62
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 15
37% 49.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 1866 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Relative performance (0th percentile)
7.27% Terrible
MC Read 1.9
MC Write 2.6
MC Mixed 3.5
8% 2.67 GB/s
SC Read 0.3
SC Write 0.5
SC Mixed 0.2
1% 0.33 GB/s
Latency 270
15% 270 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 7.27%
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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