Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '18 at 12:33
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	73.6% Very good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 109 2-Core 215 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 330 8-Core 291 42% 310 Pts	64-Core 198 12% 198 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 72.1 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 69.3 59% 70.9 fps	Gravity 60.5 Splatting 57 52% 58.7 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 12145 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1024 (B1) Unknown 89 89 222 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 56 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 39 (F1) Unknown 99 99 65804206544	104% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 401 Mixed 414 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 79.2 4K Mixed 43.8 147% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 104 133% 241 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 320GB-$59 5,970 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 267GB free Firmware: GM3OA57A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 83 0 (02) Throughput performance 126 100 170 (03) Spinup time 117 100 25791627586 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6587 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 145 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 23794 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 4927 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 7006 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 7006 (C2) HDA temperature 187 127 201864445984 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	40.6% Average	Read 70.1 Write 71.3 Mixed 70.5 53% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.39 92% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 46%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1.5TB 2,135 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 65.4 Write 62.5 Mixed 51.6 76% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.16 55% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB 4,979 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.6% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 17.8 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 18.2 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 103%

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H - $100

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	111x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	69x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	68x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	55x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	47x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	33x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	16x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 7,948 samples	16x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $539

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16