Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97P-D3  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '18 at 21:57
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 128
2-Core 243
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 666
73% 575 Pts
64-Core 665
41% 665 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1629 MHz, MLim: 1877 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.4% Good
Lighting 79
Reflection 77.2
Parallax 68.3
64% 74.8 fps
MRender 77.3
Gravity 69.9
Splatting 60.5
56% 69.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Read 472
Write 191
Mixed 233
65% 298 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 18.9
118% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 54.5
76% 137 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 85%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76
56GB free
Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Read 422
Write 73.9
Mixed 126
45% 207 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 75.7
4K Mixed 17.8
115% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 69.8
DQ Mixed 31.4
39% 70.8 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 69%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
930GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 132
Write 142
Mixed 134
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.94
4K Write 2.48
4K Mixed 0.24
112% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
787GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 170
Mixed 157
124% 165 MB/s
4K Read 1.19
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.26
128% 1.38 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB
1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
47.8% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 13.8
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16.1
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 55.3
72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97P-D3 Builds (Compare 2,636 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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