Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics49% 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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97P-D3  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 20 '17 at 20:55
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 121
2-Core 238
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 630
66% 529 Pts
64-Core 634
39% 634 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.12.1
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
49% Average
Lighting 61.2
Reflection 57.7
Parallax 70.2
50% 63.1 fps
MRender 56.3
Gravity 48.3
Splatting 65.7
47% 56.8 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 49%
Great: 50%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 132
Write 120
Mixed 116
92% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.04
4K Mixed 0.21
69% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.C1GET.DF10C 0112 78.C1GET.9K10C 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
56.9% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 16.6
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 18.7
52% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 65.1
62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97P-D3 Builds (Compare 2,668 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: $350
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