Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	37.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '19 at 17:05
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690S-$141 2,142 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	71.3% Very good	Memory 73.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 215 73% 132 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 406 54% 403 Pts	64-Core 394 24% 394 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% MSI(1462 2774) 3GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Lighting 48.6 Reflection 28.6 Parallax 61.1 40% 46.1 fps	MRender 30.7 Gravity 47.3 Splatting 40 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 113 115 110 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 400 Write 124 Mixed 180 SusWrite 114 45% 205 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 38.6 150% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 150 112% 149 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 73%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 6GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 458 Write 449 Mixed 264 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 44.3 164% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 155 167% 279 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 133GB free Firmware: 0143 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 55 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 84 Write 48.8 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 54.7 44% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.6 167% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 67%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 939 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID 0821 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 138 137 135 134 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 130 Write 140 Mixed 53 SusWrite 135 153% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.5 233% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 3,104 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22.7% Poor	MC Read 7.6 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 6.3 20% 7.13 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 7.3 21% 7.27 GB/s	Latency 94.2 42% 94.2 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 70%

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H - $100

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	111x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	68x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	68x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	55x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	46x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	33x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
MX500 500GBCrucial $45Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	16x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 7,948 samples	16x

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Total price: $543

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