Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.6% 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	91.9% 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 (61%). 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	10.9 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 15:07
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	61%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 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 (95^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 88 1-Core 104 2-Core 211 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 394 51% 382 Pts	64-Core 377 23% 377 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.3% 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 above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Lighting 65 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 58.5 53% 63.3 fps	MRender 68.7 Gravity 61.1 Splatting 53.1 49% 61 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.6% 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: 214 136 130 81 83 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 434 Mixed 298 SusWrite 121 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 46.3 169% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 252 205% 291 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 93%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 43GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 204 167 33 133 25 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	29.5% Poor	Read 185 Write 96.7 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 119 27% 121 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 19.9 4K Mixed 10.9 47% 15.2 MB/s	DQ Read 14.3 DQ Write 15.5 DQ Mixed 14.5 11% 14.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 100%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 248GB free Firmware: MS2OA610 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 141 166 169 158 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 143 Write 129 Mixed 32 SusWrite 159 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 86.6% 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 (67^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.9 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 12.3 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 51%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	623x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	543x
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	160x
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	149x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	65x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	63x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $353

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16