Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97-D3H
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJul 07 '19 at 07:29
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 118
2-Core 235
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 641
65% 525 Pts
64-Core 611
38% 611 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Zotac(19DA 1370) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.6% Good
Lighting 76.4
Reflection 82.5
Parallax 79.7
62% 79.5 fps
MRender 78.8
Gravity 69.5
Splatting 64.7
57% 71 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 430
Write 259
Mixed 240
68% 309 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 34.5
118% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 288
226% 314 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 119%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
49GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 101 101 102 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
54% Above average
Read 87.2
Write 81.5
Mixed 56
SusWrite 101
60% 81.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 54%
Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
58GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 61 61 65 59 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 69
Write 71.2
Mixed 51
SusWrite 61.4
47% 63.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.9% Below average
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 10.8
MC Mixed 8.5
28% 9.9 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 10.6
SC Mixed 9.9
28% 9.77 GB/s
Latency 77.1
52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97-D3H-CF Builds (Compare 1,534 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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