Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.6% 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)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 16:16
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 85.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 196 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 412 54% 409 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 22BB) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.1.1 Performing below potential (54^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.6% Below average	Lighting 40.1 Reflection 49.6 Parallax 49 33% 46.2 fps	MRender 48.6 Gravity 37.1 Splatting 35.7 32% 40.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 35%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03.01A03 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 3,303 Write 39.2 Mixed 64 814% 1,136 MB/s	4K Read 518 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.8 21,808% 174 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 88GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 165 Write 164 Mixed 91 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 9,994 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27% Poor	MC Read 8.6 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 7.5 24% 8.4 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 7.8 23% 8.1 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 62%

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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 38%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	626x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	545x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	365x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	309x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	229x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	161x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	121x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	93x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	149x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	66x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	65x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $353

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16