Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.9% 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	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '17 at 22:18
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 (97^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 82.3 1-Core 118 2-Core 228 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 593 64% 508 Pts	64-Core 600 37% 600 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Gigabyte(1458 22C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Lighting 73.7 Reflection 62.1 Parallax 84.3 60% 73.4 fps	MRender 61.8 Gravity 61.5 Splatting 78.6 56% 67.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7SB7S010T1122 1TB 144 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 595GB free Firmware: X3510000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 16405 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2997 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1018160155524 (A6) Unknown 100 100 4 (A7) Unknown 100 100 37 (A8) Unknown 100 100 49 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1199 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 20 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2718 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 52 223339479075 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 8 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 4788927661147 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 20568 (EA) Unknown 100 100 61293 (F1) Unknown 253 253 40816 (F2) Unknown 253 253 38930 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	90.2% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 456 Mixed 453 104% 467 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 17.3 126% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 34.3 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 16.3 50% 102 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 96%
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129 8,505 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1203AB Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 27 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 62 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 38 (A3) Unknown 100 100 547 (94) Unknown 100 100 9461 (95) Unknown 100 100 171 (96) Unknown 100 100 0 (97) Unknown 100 100 141 (A4) Unknown 100 100 4044 (A5) Unknown 100 100 12 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 3 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 45265350885410 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 31586 (F2) Unknown 100 100 21808 (F5) Unknown 100 100 47769 (F6) Unknown 100 100 37844 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	60.9% Good	Read 475 Write 243 Mixed 258 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 53.3 4K Mixed 13.2 88% 31.5 MB/s	DQ Read 27.4 DQ Write 53.5 DQ Mixed 13.1 18% 31.3 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 95%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 3TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 38654705664 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 0 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 146030526498 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	86.3% Excellent	Read 137 Write 163 Mixed 163 117% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 2.26 4K Mixed 0.23 103% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML16GX3M2A1600C10 Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.2 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 17.2 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 51%

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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