Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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 Drive	83.5% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '20 at 03:53
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 281 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 739 82% 647 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6390) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 198 Parallax 200 152% 195 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 180 Splatting 127 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TD256HAFV-000L7 256GB 6,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT02L5Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 209 211 197 208 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 482 Write 240 Mixed 176 SusWrite 213 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 26.5 132% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 66.3 105% 203 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 80%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 51GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 439 440 447 447 450 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 472 Mixed 452 SusWrite 442 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 60.4 204% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 217 190% 288 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 388GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 440 440 446 445 378 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 471 Mixed 444 SusWrite 430 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 60.4 198% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 296 217% 283 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B1G73EB0-YK0 4x8GB 411 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 20.1 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 25.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 60%

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H - $100

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	110x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	68x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	67x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	54x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	46x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	33x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
MX500 500GBCrucial $46Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	16x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 7,948 samples	16x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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