Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	47.5% 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	38.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140603
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '23 at 21:36
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	MKD-User
Background CPU	73%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3260 9,453 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Memory 68.9 1-Core 85.1 2-Core 114 55% 89.2 Pts	4-Core 123 8-Core 125 16% 124 Pts	64-Core 131 8% 131 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.5% Average	Lighting 56.5 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 64.1 46% 64.4 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 57.3 50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 64 63 72 70 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.8% Below average	Read 277 Write 114 Mixed 150 SusWrite 67.1 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 16 62% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 93.6 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 98.8 77% 104 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 75%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 322GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 133 127 127 133 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 133 Write 144 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 133 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-084.A00LF 99U5471-056.A00LF 16GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	44.6% Average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 9.1 34% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	57	32	60	21.5"	1920 1080	PHLC0CF PHL 223V5

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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	111x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	69x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	68x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	55x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	47x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	33x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 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: $539

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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