Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	64.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '21 at 05:30
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 111 2-Core 216 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 586 60% 487 Pts	64-Core 598 37% 598 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 273 238 219 240 256 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 420 Write 396 Mixed 277 SusWrite 250 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 71.1 4K Mixed 21.6 94% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 75.4 DQ Mixed 72.8 61% 90.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 99%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 438GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 279 268 269 270 269 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 476 Write 288 Mixed 266 SusWrite 273 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 50.9 4K Mixed 25.5 99% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 49.5 DQ Mixed 67.6 56% 82.6 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 108%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA641 3TB 2,582 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1.5TB free Firmware: MKAOA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 127 126 126 126 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 124 Write 128 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 126 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 88%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 3,006 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 188GB free Firmware: 0406 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 92 93 92 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 89.8 Write 69.5 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 92.2 59% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 110%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 431 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1TB free, PID a208 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 90 89 89 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 83.4 Write 84.9 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 89.3 97% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0. 4x8GB 995 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	61.2% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 19.2 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19.4 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 30: 3R 4G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
30%	23%	43	326	252	30	0"	1536 864

History: Score 12: 1R 2G 1B | Score 30: 3R 4G 3B

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H - $100

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	110x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	68x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	67x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	54x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	46x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	33x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
MX500 500GBCrucial $55Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	16x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	19x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 7,948 samples	16x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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