Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	108% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z97-D3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 01 '22 at 22:34
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 101 2-Core 200 72% 127 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 377 50% 374 Pts	64-Core 379 24% 379 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 238 544 464 532 532 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 605 Write 481 Mixed 263 SusWrite 442 100% 448 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 39.8 126% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 497 DQ Mixed 345 275% 378 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 277%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 810GB free Firmware: SC11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 107 108 110 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 104 Write 101 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 108 68% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 16GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.4% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 9.2 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 9.6 28% 9.87 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 8: 1R 0G 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
8%	15%	26	188	8	60	0"	1920 1200

History: Score 15: 3R 0G 0B | Score 41: 5R 5G 1B | Score 8: 1R 0G 3B

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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	428x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	328x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	217x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	169x
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 $49Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	33x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	66x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	61x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	26x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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