Gigabyte GA-Z87M-D3H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.74% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z87M-D3H  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130516
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateDec 14 '18 at 23:27
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4430-$124
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 89.2
2-Core 184
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 340
46% 345 Pts
64-Core 356
22% 356 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.74% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 6.35
Parallax 6.38
3% 5.51 fps
MRender 8.05
Gravity 2.23
Splatting 7.57
5% 5.95 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.74%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.06A00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 153 181 186 188 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 188
Mixed 136
SusWrite 173
130% 177 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 1.6
333% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 110%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston K531R8-MIN 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. K531R8-MIN 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
41.2% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 11
38% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.4
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z87M-D3H Builds (Compare 505 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87M-D3H - $111

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $229
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