Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 63.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	44.6% 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)
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 (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 months ago, 11 days ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	8.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '24 at 22:18
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	53%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590S-$79 11,598 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Memory 87.3 1-Core 85.2 2-Core 164 67% 112 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 270 32% 246 Pts	64-Core 262 16% 262 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.Q1.1 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.6% Average	Lighting 55.3 Reflection 55.7 Parallax 76.9 45% 62.6 fps	MRender 59.1 Gravity 64.2 Splatting 41.9 44% 55.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ VERTEX3 90GB 979 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.15 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 292 Write 103 Mixed 140 39% 178 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 18.8 74% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 94 DQ Mixed 98.1 79% 113 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 77%
PNY CS900 500GB SSD 16,267 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 170GB free Firmware: CS900KA3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 355 350 358 369 374 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 351 Write 263 Mixed 299 SusWrite 355 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 65 4K Mixed 28.2 105% 38.7 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 171 159% 241 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 96%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 135GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 331 327 329 336 345 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 330 Write 347 Mixed 307 SusWrite 328 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 32 4K Mixed 21.4 70% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 171 126% 166 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 62GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 141 141 142 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 123 Write 94.3 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 141 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.4 418% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	61.9% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 20.8 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 16.5 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 18: 0P 2R 2G 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
18%	10%	61	197	30	60	32"	1280 720	SEK2862 SM28UTR

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-DS3H - $100

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	111x
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	55x
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 $44Bench 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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16