Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive147% 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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '21 at 13:52
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 128
2-Core 252
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 486
64% 480 Pts
64-Core 466
29% 466 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410
Gigabyte(1458 362C) 3GB
CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
60.6% Good
Lighting 71.9
Reflection 78.1
Parallax 96.9
59% 82.3 fps
MRender 87.3
Gravity 86.3
Splatting 67.7
64% 80.4 fps
Poor: 47%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 59%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
NE-256 256GB
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T1106A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 543 592 594 599 580 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 681
Write 556
Mixed 613
SusWrite 562
136% 603 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 31.5
199% 76.9 MB/s
DQ Read 750
DQ Write 514
DQ Mixed 413
367% 559 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 147%
Great: 234%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
931GB free
Firmware: CC62
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 16 21 42 83 57 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 158
Write 157
Mixed 84.7
SusWrite 45.5
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 112%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB
7GB free, PID 6544
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 5.1 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.3 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
7.72% Terrible
Read 34.8
Write 5
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 4.7
12% 12.5 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
26% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.72%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 34.2
MC Mixed 27.2
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 25.4
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 85%

 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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