Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	47.4% 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)
Boot Drive	78.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '20 at 14:38
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way below expectations (17^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 1.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	57.2% Above average	Memory 92.6 1-Core 28 2-Core 90.9 48% 70.5 Pts	4-Core 120 8-Core 308 24% 214 Pts	64-Core 558 34% 558 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 139D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.4% Average	Lighting 55.6 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 70.9 45% 66.3 fps	MRender 65.9 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 54.7 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$55 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 392 376 374 409 368 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 437 Write 414 Mixed 398 SusWrite 380 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 31.9 4K Mixed 23.6 84% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 279 210% 277 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$55 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 0GB free Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 358 Write 397 Mixed 387 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 32.9 4K Mixed 23.6 80% 25.9 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 204 146% 189 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	56.8% Above average	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 19 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 5.2 SC Mixed 7.5 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 63%

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

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	192x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	156x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	91x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	98x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	68x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	30x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	12x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $589

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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