Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive96.5% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140603
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 18 '18 at 18:48
Run Duration449 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 122
2-Core 243
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 623
64% 517 Pts
64-Core 624
39% 624 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba A100 240GB
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 96 97 104 97 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Read 481
Write 405
Mixed 375
SusWrite 122
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 41.8
183% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 216
193% 291 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 91%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB
858GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 198 196 196 195 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 190
Mixed 50.9
SusWrite 196
116% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 115%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1904 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73.4% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 22.9
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 24.3
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97M-DS3H Builds (Compare 485 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: $538
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