Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70.2% 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)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 20 '18 at 23:49
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 245
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 666
70% 559 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.7%
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: 391.24
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.7% Good
Lighting 78.7
Reflection 76.9
Parallax 68.3
64% 74.7 fps
MRender 79.1
Gravity 70.5
Splatting 62.1
57% 70.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 474
Write 191
Mixed 264
68% 310 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 98.5
4K Mixed 16.2
109% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 51.6
76% 140 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 85%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76
56GB free
Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Read 427
Write 76.8
Mixed 130
45% 211 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 84
4K Mixed 15.8
113% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 82.6
DQ Mixed 33.1
42% 74.1 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 58.5%
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)
78.9% Very good
Read 133
Write 142
Mixed 134
103% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.94
4K Write 2.43
4K Mixed 0.28
116% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
779GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 165
Mixed 160
131% 175 MB/s
4K Read 1.03
4K Write 2.39
4K Mixed 0.34
124% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 105%
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 (77th percentile)
48.9% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.2
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 16.7
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 48.9%
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 2,640 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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