Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	101% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	16.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '16 at 13:48
Run Duration	788 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 711 77% 613 Pts	64-Core 712 44% 712 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 15417 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 53 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 90 (AE) Unknown 100 100 37 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 60 171799871522 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 97 97 3 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 19546199307 (F7) Unknown 100 100 631754936 (F8) Unknown 100 100 2437365874	101% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 461 Mixed 459 105% 469 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 32.9 144% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 43.2 87% 169 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 62GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 38GB free Firmware: 1.0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	88.8% Excellent	Read 470 Write 421 Mixed 438 99% 443 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 71.7 4K Mixed 29.5 110% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 43.1 89% 173 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 89%
WDC WD10 EZEX-08M2NA0 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 12GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 36 Write 35.9 Mixed 35.4 46% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.15 4K Write 2.49 4K Mixed 0.37 102% 1.34 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	62.3% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 19 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 21.3 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 63%

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	192x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	156x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	91x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	98x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	68x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	44x
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 i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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