Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150420
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateJul 20 '16 at 07:46
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 93.1
1-Core 109
2-Core 203
79% 135 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 423
56% 422 Pts
64-Core 338
21% 338 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
Asus(1043 3006) 3GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.200.1035.0
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
32.8% Below average
Lighting 41.1
Reflection 27.8
Parallax 37.6
34% 35.5 fps
MRender 30.4
Gravity 45.6
Splatting 38.5
32% 38.2 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Read 420
Write 103
Mixed 152
49% 225 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 93.4
4K Mixed 12
105% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 83.8
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 23.9
39% 73.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 75%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
760GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 153
Write 103
Mixed 112
92% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 0.65
4K Mixed 0.31
62% 0.44 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
67.6% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 22.2
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 20.5
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97M-D3H Builds (Compare 779 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H - $126

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $589
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