Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97P-D3  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 22:50
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 105
2-Core 209
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 399
54% 402 Pts
64-Core 403
25% 403 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
18.9% Very poor
Lighting 23.7
Reflection 17.9
Parallax 21.1
19% 20.9 fps
MRender 26
Gravity 24.2
Splatting 17.7
18% 22.6 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.9%
Great: 19%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
944GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 90 98 105 106 106 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 118
Write 111
Mixed 69
SusWrite 96
72% 98.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.8% Poor
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 9.6
MC Mixed 8.3
26% 9.03 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 8.2
24% 8.57 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 62%

 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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