Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32.4% 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)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemGigabyte Z97-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateAug 29 '18 at 17:43
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 90.4
1-Core 94.4
2-Core 185
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 336
47% 346 Pts
64-Core 361
22% 361 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185
CLim: 940 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.5.1
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
32.4% Below average
Lighting 41.9
Reflection 30.1
Parallax 51.8
34% 41.3 fps
MRender 29
Gravity 38.6
Splatting 37
29% 34.8 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 34%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 481
Write 465
Mixed 369
98% 438 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 57.4
200% 72.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 355
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
405GB free
Firmware: 03.01A03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 117 119 119 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Read 135
Write 134
Mixed 88
SusWrite 118
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
51.3% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 16.3
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 16.7
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 1,534 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair 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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