Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97-D3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '18 at 21:22
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$128 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 86 1-Core 91.7 2-Core 182 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 350 48% 355 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 3693) 2GB CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 355.82 Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	4.95% Terrible	Lighting 9.2 Reflection 7.88 Parallax 9 8% 8.69 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.95% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3F SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 251 105 80 85 89 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 101 Write 419 Mixed 302 SusWrite 134 55% 239 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 41 154% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 183 166% 252 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 88%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 508GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 148 147 144 147 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 148 Write 137 Mixed 113 SusWrite 146 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 85%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 34 30 36 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 41.3 Write 53.3 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 35.3 58% 42.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 39% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 100%
WD Elements 1078 2TB 2,608 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 256GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 81 80 80 80 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 61.8 Write 63.5 Mixed 36.3 SusWrite 79.9 83% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
V01L3LF8GB52852816 1x8GB 417 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 9.1 30% 10.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 8.2 24% 8.3 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 34%

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	423x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	326x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	216x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	168x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	142x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	116x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
MX500 500GBCrucial $48Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	33x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	65x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	60x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	26x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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