Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	30.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97-D3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '19 at 04:24
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 109 2-Core 211 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 372 54% 393 Pts	64-Core 394 24% 394 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.91% Terrible	Lighting 3.97 Reflection 6.65 Parallax 6.84 3% 5.82 fps	MRender 8.38 Gravity 2.53 Splatting 7.83 5% 6.25 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.91% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 525ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 53 55 59 57 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 96.5 Write 92.7 Mixed 86 SusWrite 58.6 19% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 38.2 4K Mixed 18.1 63% 23.1 MB/s	DQ Read 84.3 DQ Write 83.2 DQ Mixed 82.8 62% 83.4 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 530GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 187 190 191 191 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 151 Mixed 77 SusWrite 190 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
Sony Storage Media 4GB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 05ba Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 5.9 5.6 5.9 5.9 5.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	3.76% Terrible	Read 10.5 Write 2.7 Mixed 2.8 SusWrite 5.7 6% 5.43 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.76% Great: 7%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 384GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 60 60 61 60 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 73 Write 63.8 Mixed 43 SusWrite 60.1 79% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 8,627 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.2% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 14.3 46% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 12 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 71%

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-Z97-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 1,533 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	423x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	325x
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	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	116x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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