Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.6% 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	69.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	18 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '19 at 22:34
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 69.5 2-Core 143 58% 97.1 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 360 37% 298 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.11.1 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.6% Above average	Lighting 61.6 Reflection 60.2 Parallax 88.2 50% 70 fps	MRender 60 Gravity 59.5 Splatting 75.6 54% 65 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 27 26 23 20 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 410 Write 420 Mixed 240 SusWrite 49.2 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 33.7 112% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 161 167% 275 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 108%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 142GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 359 360 337 340 298 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 360 Write 447 Mixed 346 SusWrite 322 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 31.5 106% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 327 242% 319 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 191 189 188 194 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 167 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 188 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 870GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 164 164 164 167 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 159 Mixed 95.5 SusWrite 162 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 9,944 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	44.5% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 15.1 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 14.3 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 70%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 73%

Battleship

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 $109Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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