Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 31% Sail boat


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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	43.2% 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	82.7% 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	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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	May 10 '24 at 16:11
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	21%

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 Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75% Very good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 104 2-Core 188 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 609 60% 492 Pts	64-Core 607 38% 607 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3679) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.2% Average	Lighting 51.2 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 56.7 42% 58.1 fps	MRender 64.5 Gravity 54.1 Splatting 52.2 46% 56.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 215 193 185 207 208 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 421 Write 222 Mixed 266 SusWrite 193 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 40.9 147% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 193 146% 195 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 372GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 118 118 118 119 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 112 Write 132 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 117 71% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL11-13-13 D3-2400 2x8GB 347 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 16.2 54% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 14: 0P 1R 3G 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
14%	10%	39	216	57	60	23.5"	1280 720	SAM0CD0 U24E850

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	195x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	157x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	91x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	99x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	69x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	45x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	30x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	12x

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Value: 60% - Good

Total price: $589

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16