Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive64.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 12 '19 at 16:27
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 above expectations (78th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 212
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 634
66% 529 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 64GB-$39
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0918B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 63 74 55 65 56 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
64.7% Good
Read 416
Write 75.5
Mixed 122
SusWrite 61.6
37% 169 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 34.6
127% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 74.3
DQ Mixed 88.4
72% 106 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 66%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
2TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 150 149 148 151 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 154
Write 146
Mixed 100
SusWrite 149
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
49.7% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 15.2
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 16
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97M-DS3H Builds (Compare 483 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $543
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