Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


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 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.03% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 1 month ago.

System	Gigabyte Z97-D3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '23 at 09:25
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	20%

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 i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Memory 64.5 1-Core 86.2 2-Core 171 60% 107 Pts	4-Core 263 8-Core 275 36% 269 Pts	64-Core 283 18% 283 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.03% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 17.7 Parallax 6.1 3% 9.07 fps	MRender 6.3 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.5 4% 4.33 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.03% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 169 171 171 173 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 419 Write 183 Mixed 222 SusWrite 170 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 29.6 105% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 164 144% 218 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 885GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 211 210 211 212 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 159 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 211 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 12.5 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 6.6 19% 6.7 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	429x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	330x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 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	143x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	117x

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

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	67x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	62x
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 $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16