Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	38.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Gigabyte Z97-D3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	19.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '19 at 03:21
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 233 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 627 62% 507 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.11.2 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 37% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 317GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1C2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 188 191 315 189 318 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.3% Below average	Read 193 Write 92 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 252 35% 155 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 21.4 4K Mixed 11.4 48% 15.8 MB/s	DQ Read 14.5 DQ Write 15.9 DQ Mixed 15 11% 15.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 102%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 90GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 98 99 99 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 104 Write 91.5 Mixed 40 SusWrite 98.5 61% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 107%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 16GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 86 78 144 113 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 106 Write 96.5 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 106 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 74GB free Firmware: MX6OABJ0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 101 102 102 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 123 Write 134 Mixed 26 SusWrite 102 69% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 107%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 500GB 428 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 329GB free Firmware: 3202 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	23.5% Poor	Read 39.5 Write 41.3 Mixed 33 SusWrite 41.9 29% 38.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 48%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 57GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 82 84 82 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 101 Write 81.5 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 81.7 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 100%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 75GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 70 71 70 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 75.2 Write 70 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 70 49% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-023.A00LF 99U5471-020.A00LF 9905471-023.A00LF 99U5471-020.A00LF 24GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	51.9% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.4 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 18.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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 $55Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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) $37	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