Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive36% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97P-D3  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '19 at 21:50
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 121
2-Core 244
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 474
61% 461 Pts
64-Core 493
30% 493 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 158
Parallax 139
121% 149 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 144
Splatting 116
103% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 42 47 18 70 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
36% Below average
Read 304
Write 100
Mixed 108
SusWrite 54.3
31% 142 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 31
4K Mixed 14.9
64% 21.6 MB/s
DQ Read 26.7
DQ Write 28.6
DQ Mixed 25.4
20% 26.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 36%
Great: 85%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24
42GB free
Firmware: SC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 62 60 61 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
41.4% Average
Read 82.7
Write 86.3
Mixed 49
SusWrite 61.2
51% 69.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 41.4%
Great: 60%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
306GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 154 153 144 148 146 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 146
Mixed 38
SusWrite 149
91% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-191.A00LF 9905403-191.A00LF 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.4% Above average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 16.1
50% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 16.9
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97P-D3 Builds (Compare 2,640 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $353
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