Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	17.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 20 '19 at 22:54
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Memory 73.4 1-Core 102 2-Core 203 71% 126 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 359 48% 361 Pts	64-Core 386 24% 386 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Zotac(19DA 288A) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 347.52 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Lighting 21.6 Reflection 16.1 Parallax 19.8 18% 19.2 fps	MRender 24.4 Gravity 20 Splatting 16.4 16% 20.3 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 19%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3540 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.58% Terrible	Lighting 4.03 Reflection 5.5 Parallax 5.62 3% 5.05 fps	MRender 5.62 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 6.74 4% 4.87 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.58% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 6 5.5 6.5 5.9 6.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	4.17% Terrible	Read 8.5 Write 9.3 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 5.8 6% 8.02 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 66% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 4.17% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 1x8GB 12,839 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26% Poor	MC Read 7.5 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 8.5 25% 8.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 5.8 19% 6.67 GB/s	Latency 93.8 43% 93.8 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 34%

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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 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	623x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	544x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	360x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	307x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	227x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	160x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	118x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	93x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	149x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	65x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	65x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $353

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16