Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50% 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	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140425
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '21 at 19:17
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 92.1 1-Core 77.9 2-Core 201 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 361 49% 367 Pts	64-Core 345 21% 345 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	50% Above average	Lighting 65.6 Reflection 70.4 Parallax 84.1 54% 73.4 fps	MRender 61.6 Gravity 57.6 Splatting 43.8 43% 54.3 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 879GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 27 45 43 52 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 3.7 Write 33.2 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 42.4 16% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.2 53% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 112%
Seagate FreeAgent 500GB 796 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 61GB free, PID 3001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 36 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 35.8 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 36.1 46% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 20%
Sabrent Disk Device 500GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 109GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 3.6 2.6 1.7 2.5 15 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 78.3 Write 66.8 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 5 67% 52.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 140%
Sabrent Disk Device 120GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 107GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 94 94 91 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 120 Mixed 125 SusWrite 91.8 164% 127 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 21.1 4K Mixed 15.6 1,294% 16.4 MB/s	DQ Read 15.5 DQ Write 33.2 DQ Mixed 17.6 1,785% 22.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Sabrent Disk Device 2TB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 598GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	23% Poor	Read 135 Write 160 Mixed 103 SusWrite 0.7 128% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 46% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 123%
Sabrent Disk Device 1TB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 588GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 93 94 90 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 179 Write 142 Mixed 84 SusWrite 88.5 156% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 145%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 820GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 106 106 107 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 94.5 Write 98.8 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 106 113% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB 4,460 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	MC Read 8.5 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 7.7 24% 8.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 5.8 17% 5.83 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 34%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 68: 10R 6G 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
68%	20%	81	327	260	120	23.8"	1920 1080	AOC2490 G2490W1G4

History: Score 46: 6R 3G 7B | Score 68: 10R 6G 0B

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Typical GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF Builds (Compare 1,120 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	449x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	196x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	141x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	127x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	90x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	38x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	32x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	29x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	36x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	32x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GBCrucialBench 57%, 8,984 samples	22x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16