Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	93.1% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 (all builds)
Memory	20.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '18 at 18:47
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 96.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 241 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 731 70% 580 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 240GB 5,061 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 123 145 170 171 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 496 Mixed 362 SusWrite 197 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 39.2 157% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 206 192% 294 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 94%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 9GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 39.5 Write 38.7 Mixed 36.9 SusWrite 38.6 29% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 60%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 56GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 78 78 78 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 46.3 Write 44 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 77.6 37% 50.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 60%
Seagate Desktop 2TB 3,779 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 117GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 9.5 Mixed 18.1 SusWrite 41.6 34% 26 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 3x8GB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 25.3 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 24.2 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	621x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	541x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	359x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	307x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	227x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	207x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	159x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	118x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	92x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	147x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	65x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	62x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $353

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16