Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97P-D3  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141021
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 20 '19 at 14:50
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 28%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 105
2-Core 216
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 626
61% 498 Pts
64-Core 636
39% 636 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 115
Parallax 133
104% 126 fps
MRender 171
Gravity 110
Splatting 98.3
100% 127 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Elecgear NV-C01 512GB
78GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 384 381 387 389 390 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 394
Write 387
Mixed 376
SusWrite 384
87% 385 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 40.9
4K Mixed 34
111% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 83
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 106
81% 107 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$64
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 122 164 174 177 156 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Read 124
Write 128
Mixed 72
SusWrite 156
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
57.8% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 16.8
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97P-D3 Builds (Compare 2,646 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $353
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HDDRAMUSB
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