Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics26.8% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97P-D3  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141021
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 26 '21 at 17:37
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
71.7% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 113
2-Core 222
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 426
48% 378 Pts
64-Core 391
24% 391 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
26.8% Poor
Lighting 34.9
Reflection 39.2
Parallax 45.1
28% 39.7 fps
MRender 32.5
Gravity 29.2
Splatting 26.1
24% 29.3 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 26%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD5002ABYS-02B1B0 500GB
435GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.03B02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 63 71 69 65 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
31.4% Below average
Read 46
Write 77
Mixed 60.7
SusWrite 62.7
46% 61.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
130% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 31.4%
Great: 64%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23
104GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 79 83 80 75 84 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
37.7% Below average
Read 53.4
Write 37.6
Mixed 36.9
SusWrite 78
38% 51.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
55.5% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 17.5
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 14.3
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97P-D3 Builds (Compare 2,640 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $353
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