Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics126% 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 Drive101% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory17.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime9.8 Days
Run DateMay 14 '20 at 13:15
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 95.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 231
87% 151 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 618
64% 513 Pts
64-Core 621
38% 621 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6798) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 186
Parallax 170
142% 177 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 173
Splatting 124
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 248 220 225 219 206 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 769
Write 387
Mixed 360
SusWrite 233
97% 437 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 37.2
137% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 256
DQ Write 384
DQ Mixed 259
213% 299 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 101%
Great: 182%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
363GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 131 130 129 129 131 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Read 139
Write 149
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 130
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0
83% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2133C11 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 0215 CMY16GX3M2A2133C11 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
70.1% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 20.5
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 24.2
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 55.1
73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97M-D3H Builds (Compare 777 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $589
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