Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.4% 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)
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97P-D3  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150422
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 27 '17 at 17:09
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 95.6
2-Core 188
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 381
51% 380 Pts
64-Core 378
23% 378 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36.4% Below average
Lighting 47.4
Reflection 46.4
Parallax 41.3
39% 45.1 fps
MRender 39.2
Gravity 41.7
Splatting 37.3
32% 39.4 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.4%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300
281GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 60% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 159
Mixed 153
129% 172 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.41
4K Mixed 0.21
77% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 104%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
32.6% Below average
MC Read 10.9
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 9.8
30% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 7
24% 8.4 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97P-D3 Builds (Compare 2,640 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $353
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