Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics110% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '20 at 15:52
Run Duration459 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 above expectations (75th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 84.9
1-Core 108
2-Core 206
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 563
57% 460 Pts
64-Core 579
36% 579 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
110% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 172
Parallax 152
115% 155 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 153
Splatting 117
106% 132 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 110%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCT-512L9S-11 2.5 7mm 512GB
62GB free
Firmware: HC9110D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 384 349 393 363 397 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 378
Mixed 298
SusWrite 378
85% 381 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 83.2
4K Mixed 40.3
147% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 211
178% 262 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 99%
Toshiba KSG60ZMV256G M.2 2280 256GB
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ABDA4102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 165 169 123 97 105 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 121%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
12GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 114 106 116 115 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 115
Write 110
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 109
73% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
117% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
90GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 144 138 149 138 139 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 160
Write 140
Mixed 74.7
SusWrite 141
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905584-016.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 9905584-016.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.9% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 16.5
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 17.4
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 59%

 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 1,543 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
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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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