Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	144% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '21 at 20:20
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460S 10,941 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 96.1 2-Core 183 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 347 46% 344 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.08% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 6.5 3% 4.13 fps	MRender 6.5 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.7 4% 4.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.08% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB 42,173 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 326 263 175 304 262 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 1,173 Write 891 Mixed 843 SusWrite 261 176% 792 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 70.3 212% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 314 234% 306 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 400GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 413 415 395 418 417 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 419 Mixed 384 SusWrite 404 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 45.3 163% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 243 215% 322 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 174 193 182 192 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 115 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 185 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 4x4GB 1,560 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 17.1 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	7	60	27.5"	1280 720	HSD1CF3 Hanns.G HG281

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	192x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	156x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	91x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	98x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	68x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	44x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	30x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	12x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $589

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16