Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 128%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics167% 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 Drive143% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '20 at 18:10
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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 below expectations (39th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 220
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 589
60% 488 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625
Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
167% Outstanding
Lighting 235
Reflection 238
Parallax 302
192% 258 fps
MRender 291
Gravity 224
Splatting 138
169% 218 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 167%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
695GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 650 662 623 579 610 619 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
143% Outstanding
Read 644
Write 655
Mixed 624
SusWrite 624
144% 637 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 55.9
190% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 765
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 210
213% 364 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 143%
Great: 347%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79
223GB free
Firmware: X21100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 421 425 434 434 435 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 443
Mixed 272
SusWrite 427
91% 403 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 85.8
4K Mixed 39.3
132% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 166
175% 288 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
308GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 48 59 51 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 72.1
Write 76.5
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 50.4
47% 63.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
58.3% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.3
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 18
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 1,534 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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