Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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. 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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.39% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 11 '18 at 01:52
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 87.1
1-Core 95.6
2-Core 189
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 299
8-Core 345
42% 322 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
Sapphire(174B E266) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.9001.1001
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.39% Terrible
Lighting 7.17
Reflection 9.54
Parallax 8.91
6% 8.54 fps
MRender 10.4
Gravity 6.73
Splatting 10
8% 9.04 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.39%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 129 143 146 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 123
Write 129
Mixed 63.5
SusWrite 130
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 109%
WD Elements 500GB
135GB free, PID 10a2
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 39 39 39 39 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
19.5% Very poor
Read 37.5
Write 35
Mixed 26.2
SusWrite 38.4
46% 34.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 19.5%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
32.8% Below average
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 9.4
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 10.7
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97M-D3H Builds (Compare 777 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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