Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.82% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive97.1% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '18 at 03:25
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU8%

 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 i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 102
2-Core 201
78% 133 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 383
51% 380 Pts
64-Core 384
24% 384 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.82% Terrible
Lighting 3.73
Reflection 6.38
Parallax 6.56
3% 5.56 fps
MRender 9.48
Gravity 2.23
Splatting 7.61
5% 6.44 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.82%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
326GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 400
Mixed 416
97% 438 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 42.5
151% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 30.4
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 116
96% 130 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 134%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
78.4% Very good
Read 163
Write 110
Mixed 130
101% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.09
4K Mixed 0.25
96% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 86%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
902GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 119
Write 118
Mixed 113
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 2.28
4K Mixed 0.54
136% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 62%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8
25GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
42.6% Average
Read 139
Write 68.5
Mixed 88
114% 98.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.38
4K Write 2.11
4K Mixed 1.4
136% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
63.1% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19.8
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 19.6
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97M-D3H Builds (Compare 777 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $589
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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