Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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. 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 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.44% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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.
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-Z97M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140603
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateOct 07 '17 at 05:17
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4170-$59
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 95.1
1-Core 108
2-Core 176
76% 126 Pts
4-Core 294
8-Core 293
39% 293 Pts
64-Core 292
18% 292 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
3.44% Terrible
Lighting 3.5
Reflection 5.38
Parallax 4.66
3% 4.51 fps
MRender 5.81
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.78
5% 5.32 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.44%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 5 Volume 4.5TB
4TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 181%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50
397GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
33.6% Below average
Read 71.5
Write 45.4
Mixed 72.3
48% 63 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 0.93
4K Mixed 0.17
52% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
39.2% Below average
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 11.1
35% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 12.3
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 40%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97M-DS3H Builds (Compare 483 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $543
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