Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.65% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141223
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 21 '21 at 18:53
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 237
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 659
69% 552 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro FX 1800
Nvidia(10DE 062C) 768MB
Ram: 768MB, Driver: 342.00
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
3.65% Terrible
Lighting 4.6
Reflection 3.3
Parallax 1.6
4% 3.17 fps
MRender 6.5
Gravity 3.5
Splatting 3.2
4% 4.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.65%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR041
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 81 70 57 83 44 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
65% Good
Read 507
Write 427
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 79
57% 260 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 61.5
4K Mixed 21.7
100% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 0.4
65% 152 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 65%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
87GB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 160 158 160 157 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 120
Mixed 79.8
SusWrite 159
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 93%
Great: 114%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB
60GB free, PID 25a1
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 54 54 54 54 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
25.4% Poor
Read 55.5
Write 57.4
Mixed 38.8
SusWrite 53.9
70% 51.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
61.3% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 22.1
MC Mixed 18.5
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 20.1
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97M-D3H Builds (Compare 777 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $589
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HDDRAMUSB
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