Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

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 (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive58.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit cores, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime9.1 Days
Run DateOct 25 '18 at 20:38
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 130
2-Core 252
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 559
63% 492 Pts
64-Core 655
41% 655 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250
351GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 197 201 215 209 197 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 342
Write 246
Mixed 304
SusWrite 208
62% 275 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 17.2
4K Mixed 23.5
81% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 86.6
DQ Mixed 96.7
86% 132 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 65%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76
56GB free
Firmware: 505ABBF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 77 77 77 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
69.1% Good
Read 410
Write 81.2
Mixed 122
SusWrite 77.5
38% 173 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 83.2
4K Mixed 36.5
145% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 85.4
DQ Write 81.1
DQ Mixed 79.9
61% 82.1 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
61.8% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.7
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 19.9
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97M-D3H Builds (Compare 780 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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