Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics80% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.8% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 27 '19 at 20:00
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 90.3
2-Core 205
71% 126 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 357
49% 365 Pts
64-Core 378
23% 378 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 440.97
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 108
Parallax 97.4
83% 103 fps
MRender 89.1
Gravity 95
Splatting 87.3
74% 90.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0922FS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 55 36 172 433 400 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 479
Write 416
Mixed 379
SusWrite 199
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 84.3
4K Mixed 40.7
133% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 258
192% 248 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
184GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 107 103 105 105 106 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 125
Write 134
Mixed 82.8
SusWrite 105
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.1
199% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.8% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 16.8
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 13.7
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 75
53% 75 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z97M-D3H Builds (Compare 777 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $589
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HDDRAMUSB
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