Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.8% 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	99.2% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '20 at 22:55
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 603 62% 498 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.8% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 66.4 56% 68.4 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 60.6 Splatting 65.7 53% 64.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD7SB3Q128G 128GB 251 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2180000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 274 241 244 238 236 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 321 Mixed 247 SusWrite 255 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 41.6 165% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 147 154% 254 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 99%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 421GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 87 86 88 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 104 Write 66.7 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 86.4 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 59%
WD WD3200AVVS-63L2B0 320GB 8,287 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 156GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 67.3 Write 11.2 Mixed 45 SusWrite 0.5 24% 31 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Team-Elite-1600 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 12GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.6% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 12.9 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 15.8 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 46%

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

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 8%

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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	99x
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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Total price: $589

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16