Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics132% 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 Drive79.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 19 '20 at 01:56
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 743
80% 638 Pts
64-Core 735
46% 735 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 199
Parallax 201
152% 196 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 180
Splatting 126
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TD256HAFV-000L7 256GB
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT02L5Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 165 199 217 223 217 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 495
Write 202
Mixed 172
SusWrite 202
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 26.8
130% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 50.6
77% 149 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 80%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$55
48GB free
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 445 442 447 448 449 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 478
Mixed 451
SusWrite 445
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 60
203% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 219
193% 285 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 125%
Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$55
325GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 445 442 432 379 379 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 470
Mixed 445
SusWrite 419
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 61.3
200% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 289
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 220
181% 258 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 121%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
80% Excellent
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 24
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 28
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 48.2
83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 80%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97M-DS3H Builds (Compare 483 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $543
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HDDRAMUSB
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