Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.1% 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	80.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (46%). 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	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150422
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '19 at 14:59
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 90 2-Core 208 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 361 48% 357 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.1% Above average	Lighting 64.8 Reflection 65 Parallax 63.4 53% 64.4 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 51.8 48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 97 96 64 97 59 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 467 Write 257 Mixed 202 SusWrite 88.5 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 37.6 144% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 228 184% 261 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 93%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 43GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 203 28 21 130 22 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 316 Write 201 Mixed 217 SusWrite 102 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 28.9 110% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 124 121% 191 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 100%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 248GB free Firmware: MS2OA610 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 141 142 161 167 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 141 Write 130 Mixed 30 SusWrite 157 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G KHX1600C9D3/8GX KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	41% Average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 12.6 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 12.7 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 51%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 30%

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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 $300	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 $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