Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics54.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive119% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 22 '18 at 11:19
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 130
2-Core 257
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 624
68% 539 Pts
64-Core 662
41% 662 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Lighting 69.4
Reflection 67.5
Parallax 61.2
56% 66 fps
MRender 72.1
Gravity 63.1
Splatting 54
51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 412
Mixed 416
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 51.5
201% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 71.7
106% 204 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 119%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 159
Write 152
Mixed 157
118% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.61
4K Mixed 0.2
77% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 114%
Seagate ST31000322CS 1TB-$250
439GB free
Firmware: CA13 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
71% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 21.2
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 21.6
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 71%
Great: 84%

 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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