Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics68.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive111% 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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemGigabyte Z97-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '21 at 07:06
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 73.1
2-Core 144
61% 100 Pts
4-Core 303
8-Core 570
52% 436 Pts
64-Core 550
34% 550 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.47% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 2.6
Parallax 6.7
3% 4.37 fps
MRender 8.1
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 5
4% 5.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.47%
Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
Asus(1043 86BD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 2425 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.6% Good
Lighting 89.7
Reflection 83.5
Parallax 75.6
73% 82.9 fps
MRender 69.6
Gravity 80.6
Splatting 69.8
60% 73.3 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 312 372 348 375 351 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 428
Mixed 403
SusWrite 358
93% 415 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 52.4
176% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 236
206% 306 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 111%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
499GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 182 188 187 190 187 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 121
Write 85.6
Mixed 70.4
SusWrite 184
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
56.2% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.6
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 16.9
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 61%

 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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