Gigabyte GA-Q87M-D2H

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.6% 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)
Boot Drive	99.8% 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.

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Q87M-D2H (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140117
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 13 '24 at 03:15
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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 i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 91.5 2-Core 195 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 503 50% 407 Pts	64-Core 556 34% 556 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 551.61 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.6% Average	Lighting 61.9 Reflection 68.2 Parallax 60 50% 63.4 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 56.5 Splatting 53.4 48% 59.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$50 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 341GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 425 428 416 380 384 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 429 Mixed 395 SusWrite 411 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 37.2 134% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 278 228% 327 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 125%
WD WD60PURX-64LZMY0 6TB 1,184 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 162 165 163 166 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 162 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 165 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.7% Below average	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 9 29% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 9.9 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 63%

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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%	10	212	57	60	23.8"	1280 720	DEL4148 DELL U2419H

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Q87M-D2H

CPU
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	76x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	54x
Core i7-4770Intel $65Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	38x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	56x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	35x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	21x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	6x

RAM
M378B5273EB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 61%, 430 samples	9x
KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GBKingstonBench 53%, 358 samples	6x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 32%, 29,968 samples	5x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $231

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16