Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150420
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	May 26 '19 at 16:32
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 95.1 1-Core 98.8 2-Core 193 76% 129 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 359 49% 365 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3670) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Lighting 67.5 Reflection 67.1 Parallax 60 55% 64.9 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 61.7 Splatting 53 50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 294 294 300 300 299 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 433 Mixed 378 SusWrite 297 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 32.1 144% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 248 212% 311 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 642GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 191 192 193 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 153 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 190 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	71.2% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 23 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 22 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 72%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z97M-D3H Builds (Compare 778 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	192x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	156x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	91x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	98x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	68x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	30x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	12x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $589

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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