Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.7% 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	110% 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	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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

8 days ago, 8 days ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 19:32
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$191 121,907 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 107 2-Core 196 78% 131 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 409 56% 408 Pts	64-Core 408 27% 408 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$340 677,318 User benchmarks, average bench 51% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.7% Above average	Lighting 65 Reflection 71.5 Parallax 64.4 52% 67 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 65 Splatting 55.9 53% 63.4 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100 185,495 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 247 270 270 269 267 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 474 Mixed 372 SusWrite 258 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 53.6 187% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 200 194% 308 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$34 2,601,616 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 167 166 169 168 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 174 Mixed 94.6 SusWrite 164 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 18,894 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.5% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.6 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 19.9 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.5% 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 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H - $100

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $175Bench 79%, 192,324 samples	145x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 83%, 372,548 samples	134x
Core i7-4790Intel $213Bench 77%, 207,546 samples	95x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 51%, 677,318 samples	75x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 34%, 323,151 samples	63x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 193,100 samples	59x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 104%, 772,089 samples	37x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $66Bench 107%, 556,834 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $140Bench 111%, 696,417 samples	26x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 52%, 42,067 samples	35x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 82,165 samples	34x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 67,072 samples	24x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $715

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $180	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-11600K $265	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $215	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16