Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36% 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 Drive89.5% 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.
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.
SystemGigabyte Z97-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime5.5 Days
Run DateJan 09 '20 at 12:31
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 88.6
1-Core 123
2-Core 221
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 598
63% 505 Pts
64-Core 645
40% 645 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 36B0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36% Below average
Lighting 47.1
Reflection 44.7
Parallax 40
38% 43.9 fps
MRender 39.8
Gravity 40.8
Splatting 36
32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.r
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 211 253 233 222 148 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 492
Write 350
Mixed 276
SusWrite 209
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 37.5
135% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 62.7
124% 250 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 104%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
653GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 127 97 91 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 134
Write 136
Mixed 83.2
SusWrite 115
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
194% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-052.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.8% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 9.1
MC Mixed 7.7
25% 8.6 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 8.8
25% 8.6 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 1,534 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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