Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics37% 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 Drive33% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140603
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 06 '16 at 13:41
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 97.4
1-Core 132
2-Core 259
92% 163 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 682
69% 560 Pts
64-Core 691
43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.9.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
37% Below average
Lighting 46.9
Reflection 52.8
Parallax 56.8
38% 52.1 fps
MRender 49.5
Gravity 40.4
Splatting 39.3
35% 43.1 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$36
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
33% Below average
Read 118
Write 79.2
Mixed 92.3
21% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 10.5
67% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 95.9
DQ Write 82.1
DQ Mixed 19.9
34% 66 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 33%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25
56GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 164
Write 144
Mixed 153
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.92
4K Mixed 0.22
81% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingmax FLJG46F-D8KMBA 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
79.5% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 25.6
80% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 23.8
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 48.8
82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97M-DS3H Builds (Compare 489 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: $539
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