Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive94.6% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 05 '20 at 00:18
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 117
2-Core 230
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 589
61% 491 Pts
64-Core 555
34% 555 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7SB3Q128G 128GB
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2180000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 333 335 334 325 266 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 442
Write 328
Mixed 237
SusWrite 320
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 34.3
145% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 150
155% 253 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 99%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
421GB free
Firmware: 2BA30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 86 86 87 88 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
53% Above average
Read 98.6
Write 71.6
Mixed 58.2
SusWrite 86
58% 78.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 53%
Great: 59%
WD WD3200AVVS-63L2B0 320GB
156GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 3.1 1.6 1.7 1.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
20.3% Poor
Read 67.8
Write 61.8
Mixed 44.2
SusWrite 2.3
33% 44 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 20.3%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Team-Elite-1600 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.6% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 12.8
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 13.9
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97M-D3H Builds (Compare 782 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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