Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	27.2% 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	57.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '19 at 00:55
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	49.6% Average	Memory 48.3 1-Core 79.8 2-Core 174 54% 101 Pts	4-Core 294 8-Core 293 39% 294 Pts	64-Core 301 19% 301 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 49.6% 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: 19.11.3 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.2% Poor	Lighting 35.9 Reflection 25.5 Parallax 39.9 29% 33.8 fps	MRender 23.6 Gravity 30.6 Splatting 29.4 23% 27.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 84 87 80 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 273 Write 117 Mixed 176 SusWrite 85 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 30 116% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 131 99% 133 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.6% 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 422 Write 412 Mixed 275 82% 370 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 25 115% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 150 151% 245 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 131GB free Firmware: 0143 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 54 54 54 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 56.3 Write 44.2 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 53.5 36% 49.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 31.6% 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: 137 132 137 137 134 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52% Above average	Read 140 Write 142 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 135 144% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 52% 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 way below expectations (0^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	MC Read 5.3 MC Write 5.4 MC Mixed 4.9 15% 5.2 GB/s	SC Read 4.8 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 5 14% 4.87 GB/s	Latency 167 24% 167 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 70%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H - $100

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	110x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	68x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	67x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	54x
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 $46Bench 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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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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