Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	69.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Gigabyte Z97-D3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '21 at 09:29
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 below expectations (13^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 104 2-Core 154 69% 114 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 347 37% 295 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.4% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 6.8 3% 4.33 fps	MRender 8.1 Gravity 2.5 Splatting 4.9 4% 5.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.4% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Asus(1043 86BD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 2425 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.6% Good	Lighting 92.5 Reflection 80.7 Parallax 72.3 75% 81.8 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 78.9 Splatting 67 58% 71.9 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 420 426 405 321 361 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 414 Mixed 329 SusWrite 392 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 35.9 127% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 244 206% 297 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 365GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 135 133 136 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 144 Write 12.4 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 136 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB 4,966 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.5 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 15.2 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 61%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	423x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	326x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	216x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	168x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	142x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	116x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	53x
MX500 500GBCrucial $54Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	33x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	65x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	60x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	26x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

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 $45	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