Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.2% 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	64.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '19 at 20:14
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 255 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 667 68% 552 Pts	64-Core 668 41% 668 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.2% Average	Lighting 55.3 Reflection 59.2 Parallax 46.6 45% 53.7 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 59.4 Splatting 51.3 48% 60.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.8.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 90 95 89 93 MB/s Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	64.4% Good	Read 244 Write 122 Mixed 150 SusWrite 92.5 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 33.1 147% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 90.6 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 83.4 69% 97 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 80%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 980GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 128 134 133 132 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 168 Write 176 Mixed 27 SusWrite 132 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT51264BA160BJ.C8 2x4GB 2,504 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 17.5 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 18.2 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 59%

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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	621x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	541x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	359x

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	159x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	118x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	92x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	147x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	65x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	62x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $353

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 $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