Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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. 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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	82.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	83.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '18 at 17:32
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	44%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$52 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Memory 94.6 1-Core 95.4 2-Core 195 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 249 33% 246 Pts	64-Core 279 17% 279 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.9% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 108 Parallax 93.3 86% 102 fps	MRender 93.5 Gravity 93.2 Splatting 95 77% 93.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 328 338 346 353 351 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 477 Write 328 Mixed 242 SusWrite 336 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 14.9 115% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 87.5 109% 189 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 483GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 104 102 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 102 Write 96.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 104 68% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 68%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 69GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 98 96 97 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	68% Good	Read 139 Write 159 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 96.4 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 371% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$22 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 186GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 72 71 72 72 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 69.8 Write 78 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 71.6 49% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 61%

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 above expectations (65^th percentile)	64.9% Good	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21.1 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 20.7 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 72%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 30%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3

CPU
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	620x
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	117x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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