Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very 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)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Gigabyte Z97-D3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '19 at 10:34
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 86.8 1-Core 118 2-Core 233 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 610 62% 504 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Lighting 65 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 61 53% 65.2 fps	MRender 64.6 Gravity 62 Splatting 54.5 49% 60.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,620 Write 4,552 Mixed 4,851 1,115% 5,008 MB/s	4K Read 465 4K Write 241 4K Mixed 310 1,230% 339 MB/s	DQ Read 1,148 DQ Write 721 DQ Mixed 858 660% 909 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 584GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 123 123 121 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 124 Write 120 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 122 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 74%
Asmedia ASMT1153e 4TB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 36 Write 41.5 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 41.3 29% 38.7 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 93% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 99%
Lacie Rugged Mini USB3 1TB 1,056 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 516GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 23.3 Write 40 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 41.8 26% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.5 156% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.5% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 15.8 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 50%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	423x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	325x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	216x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	168x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	141x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	116x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
MX500 500GBCrucial $48Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	33x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	65x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	60x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	26x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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