Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	56.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 3 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 7 days ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK-CF (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '24 at 08:47
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 228 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 620 62% 502 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 551.52 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 184 Parallax 181 139% 178 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 183 Splatting 122 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
V-GEN11SM19FS256ITNV 256GB 208 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0318A0G SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 144 463 410 422 279 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 359 Write 215 Mixed 78 SusWrite 315 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 23 4K Mixed 9.7 61% 19 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 14 DQ Mixed 21.9 41% 87.9 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 188%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 172GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 91 89 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 103 Write 107 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 90.6 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 88%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 266GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 124 124 125 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 105 Write 44.9 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 124 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 104%
OOS1000G 1TB 4,080 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 587GB free SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 137 138 136 139 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 142 Write 108 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 136 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 1,123 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.6% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.5 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 16.7 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 73%

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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	68	57	60	23.5"	1280 720	SAM0D20 S24F350

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Typical GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK-CF Builds (Compare 587 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	282x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	110x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	86x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	75x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	55x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	31x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	16x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	36x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	15x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	14x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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