Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	18.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '23 at 07:04
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 101 2-Core 197 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 373 49% 367 Pts	64-Core 359 22% 359 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 79%

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. 20.19.15.5171 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.43% Terrible	Lighting 3.8 Reflection 2.6 Parallax 6.7 3% 4.37 fps	MRender 7.5 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5 4% 5.03 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.43% Great: 3%
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B 186B) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Lighting 24 Reflection 27 Parallax 23.3 20% 24.8 fps	MRender 22.2 Gravity 22 Splatting 17.8 17% 20.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 374 Write 248 Mixed 272 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 28.7 107% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 176 163% 253 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 91%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 17GB free Firmware: 2.15 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 379 Write 146 Mixed 174 51% 233 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 71.7 4K Mixed 32.9 121% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 133 107% 152 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 82%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$38 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 18GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 87.6 Write 61.1 Mixed 54.4 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.2 395% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion HDD 4TB 558 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 642GB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 54.2 Write 75.5 Mixed 55.5 46% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.4 122% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 89%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 34.7 Write 21.2 Mixed 22.6 31% 26.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.1 107% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 39%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 456 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 324GB free, PID a00a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 86 86 84 84 85 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 54.6 Write 55.9 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 84.5 76% 55.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 44%
Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 320GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 13GB free, PID 101a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 40 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 52.9 Write 33.6 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 39.6 47% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 51% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 4x4GB 14,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	62.1% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 20 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 19.2 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 64%

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

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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	68x

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 $50Bench 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 $269	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 $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 $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