Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '21 at 17:32
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 107 2-Core 212 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 407 54% 406 Pts	64-Core 398 25% 398 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Lighting 67.6 Reflection 70.4 Parallax 64 55% 67.3 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 70.9 Splatting 65.5 55% 67.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 186 163 150 141 144 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 482 Mixed 399 SusWrite 178 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 55.1 186% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 545GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 133 167 164 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 84.9 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 130 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM3X2G1600C7 3x2GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3 of 4 slots used 6GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 16 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 54.7 73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 63%

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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%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	197x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	157x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	91x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	100x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	69x
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 $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	45x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	30x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	12x

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