Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.8% 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)
Boot Drive	95.9% 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	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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 days ago, 3 days ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150420
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '23 at 10:10
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$70 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Memory 83.6 1-Core 102 2-Core 193 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 298 8-Core 319 41% 308 Pts	64-Core 330 20% 330 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120 20,573 User benchmarks, average bench 38% Asus(1043 04F7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 970 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.8% Below average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 45.9 Parallax 59.3 39% 50.9 fps	MRender 45.5 Gravity 47.8 Splatting 31.9 33% 41.7 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$60 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 177 150 151 151 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 444 Mixed 352 SusWrite 171 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 76.2 4K Mixed 48.4 162% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 115%
SABRENT 1TB 899GB free Firmware: RKT343.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 755 919 959 994 996 945 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 26,466 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 17.7 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 16.3 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 10: 0P 1R 1G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
10%	8%	51	206	59	0	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5B55 LG FULL HD

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	170x
Core i7-4790Intel $150Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	132x
Core i5-4690KIntel $70Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	81x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	86x
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	62x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	40x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	37x
A400 480GBKingston $33Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	24x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	38x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	29x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	11x

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Total price: $559

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $215	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $397	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12400F $140	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $56	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16