Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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 Drive	79.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1842 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '21 at 09:51
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5775C-$183 2,527 User benchmarks, average bench 85% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 99.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 247 92% 161 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 566 68% 525 Pts	64-Core 567 35% 567 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 186 Parallax 196 136% 183 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 175 Splatting 122 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT2000BX500SSD1 2TB 12,882 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 431 30 31 29 292 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 510 Write 430 Mixed 409 SusWrite 208 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 25.1 118% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 41.3 91% 182 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 99%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 186GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 95 94 96 96 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 124 Write 112 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 90.8 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 181% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 86%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 871GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 127 132 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 157 Write 145 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 130 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 6,144 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 35.6 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 23.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 40.2 99% 40.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 86%

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H - $100

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	110x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	68x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	67x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	54x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	46x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	33x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
MX500 500GBCrucial $55Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	16x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 7,948 samples	16x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16