Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.5% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z97-D3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140425
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '18 at 10:13
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690S-$141 2,142 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	72.9% Very good	Memory 85.5 1-Core 93.3 2-Core 184 70% 121 Pts	4-Core 354 8-Core 329 46% 342 Pts	64-Core 333 21% 333 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Lighting 74.7 Reflection 77.3 Parallax 67.2 61% 73.1 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 74.1 59% 72 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LX 256GB-$129 2,404 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0307A SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 274 284 277 284 284 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 285 Mixed 281 SusWrite 277 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 38.2 139% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 198 175% 261 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 99%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 57GB free Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 141 106 109 114 115 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 404 Write 359 Mixed 342 SusWrite 146 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 17.5 99% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 28.4 77% 158 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 199 198 194 200 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 152 Mixed 85 SusWrite 198 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	49.9% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 16.1 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 17.4 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	423x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	326x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	216x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	168x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	142x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	116x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	33x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	65x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	60x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	26x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16