Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	72.2% 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150420
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 09:14
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Memory 74.5 1-Core 75.4 2-Core 168 61% 106 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 417 50% 385 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 3614) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	26.5% Poor	Lighting 30.3 Reflection 31.1 Parallax 39.6 25% 33.7 fps	MRender 40.3 Gravity 39.4 Splatting 32.4 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 28%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.27% Terrible	Lighting 4 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 6.1 3% 4.23 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 5 3% 3.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.27% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 179 156 158 139 159 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 414 Write 216 Mixed 209 SusWrite 166 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 81.2 4K Mixed 25.3 109% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 221 181% 263 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 726GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 186 186 183 148 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 141 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 178 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 512GB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 135 139 117 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 141 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 134 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BD160B.M16 2x8GB 4,109 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	21.4% Poor	MC Read 7.3 MC Write 7.5 MC Mixed 6.5 20% 7.1 GB/s	SC Read 3.7 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 4.3 13% 4.57 GB/s	Latency 91.5 44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	192x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	156x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	91x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	98x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	68x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	30x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	12x

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Total price: $589

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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