Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.2% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory6.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.6 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 16 '19 at 06:01
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 98
1-Core 132
2-Core 260
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 698
76% 604 Pts
64-Core 696
43% 696 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2154 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.7% Good
Lighting 75.3
Reflection 73.4
Parallax 63.9
61% 70.9 fps
MRender 75.4
Gravity 69.9
Splatting 73.1
60% 72.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 120GB
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 214 65 65 64 65 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 487
Write 254
Mixed 334
SusWrite 118
66% 298 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 34.4
161% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 179
163% 246 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 88%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76
26GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 114 115 118 118 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 362
Write 130
Mixed 200
SusWrite 113
44% 201 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 50
179% 66.8 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 133
95% 122 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 69%
Samsung HD080HJ 80GB-$25
61GB free
Firmware: ZH100-41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 54 54 54 54 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
30.6% Below average
Read 51.9
Write 58.9
Mixed 39.7
SusWrite 54.5
38% 51.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86% Excellent
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 35.5
MC Mixed 26.6
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 25.6
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 46
87% 46 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 86%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97M-DS3H Builds (Compare 483 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $543
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